O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Francis of AssisiWhen I think of the happiness that is in store for me, every sorrow, every pain becomes dear to me.
Francis of AssisiAlms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.
Francis of AssisiIt would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.
Francis of Assisi