Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary.
Chastity without charity is a lamp without oil.
Every creature is a divine word because it proclaims God
To know much and taste nothing-of what use is that?
The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.
In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things a ladder by which he could climb up and embrace Him who is utterly desirable.