Pleased be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day and through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendours and bears likeness of you, Most High One.
Francis of AssisiNor 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 AssisiBy the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there.
Francis of AssisiIt 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