It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
Francis of AssisiWhat is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.
Francis of AssisiAll things of creation are children of the Father and thus brothers of man. ... God wants us to help animals, if they need help. Every creature in distress has the same right to be protected.
Francis of AssisiIf 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.
Francis of Assisi