44 quotes found
“I am the herald of the Great King.”
“For it is in giving that we receive.”
“It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.”
“Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.”
“A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.”
“If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.”
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
“The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today”
“We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.”
“Keep a clear eye toward life's end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God's creature. What you are in his sight is what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, yo...”
“Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne into the Virgin's womb; every day He comes to us and lets us see Him in lowliness, when He descends from the bosom of ...”
“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”
“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.”
“We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer.”
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;where there is hatred, let me sow love;when there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light...”
“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.”
“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.Where there is hatred, let me sow love,Where there is injury, pardon;Where there is doubt, faith;Where there is despair, hope;Where there is darkness, light...”
“And St. Francis said: 'My dear son, be patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in this world by God for the salvation of the soul. So they are of great merit when they are borne...”
“Don't canonize me too soon. I'm perfectly capable of fathering a child.”
“And St. Francis added: "My dear and beloved Brother, the treasure of blessed poverty is so very precious and divine that we are not worthy to possess it in our vile bodies. For poverty is that heav...”
“What each man is in Your eyes, thus he is, and no more.”
