St. Francis of Assisi Quotes

Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

It is in giving that we receive.

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given.

For it is in giving that we receive.

Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.

For where there is love and kindness, there is God.

No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

Start by doing what is possible, then do what is necessary, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Charity unites us to God.

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost the dog yesterday.

To sustain the tongue, which goes ahead of the body.

No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

It is easy to be a friend when everything is going well. But to be a friend when times are difficult, that is a true friend.

It was easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all things.

It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received-only what you have given.

For it is in giving that we receive.

Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

It is necessary to be alone in order to have a true heart.

He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

You become what you love and who you love shapes what you become.

If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Bear with yourself; bear with your neighbor.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.

Charity unites us to God.

No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

To sustain the tongue, which goes ahead of the body.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

It is easy to love God in all that is beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all things.

It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received-only what you have given.

For it is in giving that we receive.

Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

It is necessary to be alone in order to have a true heart.