1. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.” – Francis of Assisi
2. “The only thing ever achieved in life without effort is failure.” – Francis of Assisi
3. “The greatest security we can have in this world that we are in the grace of God, does not consist in the feelings that we have of love to Him, but rather in an irrevocable abandonment of our whole being into His hands, and in a firm resolution never to consent to any sin great or small.” – Francis of Assisi
4. “Preach the gospel wherever you can; when all else fails use words.” – Francis of Assisi
5. “A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.” – Francis of Assisi
6. “Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.” – Francis of Assisi
7. “Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.” – Francis of Assisi
8. “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” – Francis of Assisi
9. “What does the poor man do at the rich man’s door, the sick man in the presence of his physician, the thirsty man at a limpid stream? What they do, I do before the Eucharistic God. I pray. I adore. I love.” – Francis of Assisi
10. “You cannot all abandon your possessions, but at least you can change your attitude about them. All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.” – Francis of Assisi
11. “Where there is darkness, let there be light.” – Francis of Assisi
12. “Where there is charity and wisdom there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility there is neither anger nor worry.” – Francis of Assisi
13. “Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.” – Francis of Assisi
14. “Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.” – Francis of Assisi
15. “You wanderer on the path! There is no path, only wandering.” – Francis of Assisi
16. “He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” – Francis of Assisi
17. “God, enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me a right faith, a sure hope, a perfect charity, sense and knowledge, so that I may carry out your holy command.” – Francis of Assisi
18. “If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man’s conscience, although he do not obey it yet he shall not be dismissed.” – Francis of Assisi
19. “Man should tremble, the world should vibrate, all heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the altar in the hands of the priest.” – Francis of Assisi
20. “Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!” – Francis of Assisi
21. “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” – Francis of Assisi
22. “For it is in giving that we receive.” – Francis of Assisi
23. “Not all the Darkness in this world can cancel out the light of a single flame” – Francis of Assisi
24. “Water is the mirror of nature.” – Francis of Assisi
25. “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 patiently.” – Francis of Assisi
26. “I believe that You, O Jesus, are in the most holy Sacrament. I love You and desire You. Come into my heart. I embrace You. Oh, never leave me. May the burning and most sweet power of Your love, O Lord Jesus Christ, I beseech You, absorb my mind that I may die through love of Your love, Who were graciously pleased to die through love of my love.” – Francis of Assisi
27. “The one you are looking for is the one who is looking.” – Francis of Assisi
28. “There is no use in walking anywhere to preach if your walking isn’t your preaching.” – Francis of Assisi
29. “When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing – nothing.” – Francis of Assisi
30. “Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission, to be of service to them whenever they require it.” – Francis of Assisi
31. “If we endure all things patiently and with gladness, thinking on the sufferings of our Blessed Lord, and bearing all for the love of Him: herein is perfect joy.” – Francis of Assisi
32. “Here is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he is in the sight of God, and no more.” – Francis of Assisi
33. “True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.” – Francis of Assisi
34. “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.” – Francis of Assisi
35. “Don’t change the world, change worlds.” – Francis of Assisi
36. “The world is a great stage on which God displays his many wonders.” – Francis of Assisi
37. “Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally.” – Francis of Assisi
38. “I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” – Francis of Assisi
39. “Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where there is despair, may we bring hope.” – Francis of Assisi
40. “Go out and preach the gospel and if you must, use words.” – Francis of Assisi
41. “Our hands imbibe like roots, so i place them on what is beautiful in this world. And I fold them in prayer, and they draw from the heavens light.” – Francis of Assisi
42. “A man sins who wishes to receive more from his neighbor than he is himself willing to give to the Lord God.” – Francis of Assisi
43. “Nor did demons crucify Him; it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins. ” – Francis of Assisi
44. “And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.” – Francis of Assisi
45. “What could you do to a man who owns nothing? You can’t starve a fasting man, you can’t steal from someone who has no money, you can’t ruin someone who hates prestige.” – Francis of Assisi
46. “First do the necessary, then do the feasible, then you will be able to achieve the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi
47. “While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.” – Francis of Assisi
48. “Most High and Glorious God, enlighten the dark places of my heart.” – Francis of Assisi
49. “Spread the Gospel. If necessary, use words.” – Francis of Assisi
50. “Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no more highly when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, foolish, and to be despised; since what a man is before God, that he is and nothing more.” – Francis of Assisi
51. “Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.” – Francis of Assisi
52. “Where there is injury let me sow pardon.” – Francis of Assisi
53. “Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.” – Francis of Assisi
54. “Don’t canonize me too soon. I’m perfectly capable of fathering a child.” – Francis of Assisi
55. “What we are looking for is what is looking.” – Francis of Assisi
56. “All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.” – Francis of Assisi
57. “What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.” – Francis of Assisi
58. “We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer.” – Francis of Assisi
59. “When I think of the happiness that is in store for me, every sorrow, every pain becomes dear to me.” – Francis of Assisi
60. “We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ’s disciples.” – Francis of Assisi
61. “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received–only what you have given.” – Francis of Assisi
62. “The tree of love its roots hath spread Deep in my heart, and rears its head; Rich are its fruits: they joy dispense; Transport the heart, and ravish sense. In love’s sweet swoon to thee I cleave, Bless’d source of love.” – Francis of Assisi
63. “No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.” – Francis of Assisi
64. “It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.” – Francis of Assisi
65. “We adore Thee most holy Lord Jesus Christ, here in all Thy Churches, which are in the whole world, because by Thy holy cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.” – Francis of Assisi
66. “The journey is essential to the dream.” – Francis of Assisi
67. “Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.” – Francis of Assisi
68. “It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn’t give to someone in greater need than we are.” – Francis of Assisi
69. “Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi
70. “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” – Francis of Assisi
71. “You can show your love to others by not wishing that they should be better Christians.” – Francis of Assisi
72. “A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” – Francis of Assisi
73. “You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end!” – Francis of Assisi
74. “Preach always. Use words if necessary.” – Francis of Assisi
75. “I beg you to show the greatest possible reverence and honor for the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things, whether on earth or in heaven, have been brought to peace and reconciled with Almighty God.” – Francis of Assisi
76. “A promise is a child of the understanding and the will; the understanding begets it, the will brings it forth.” – Francis of Assisi
77. “Our actions are our own; their consequences belong to Heaven.” – Francis of Assisi
78. “Tuhan…tolonglah kami, agar berusaha lebih keras untuk memahami daripada dipahami.” – Francis of Assisi
79. “There is absolutely no man in the whole world who can possess one among you unless he first die.” – Francis of Assisi
80. “The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.” – Francis of Assisi