When 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 AssisiYou can show your love to others by not wishing that they should be better Christians.
Francis of AssisiIt is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me, however, I have already made so much of Scripture my own that I have more than enough to meditate on and turn over in my mind. I need no more . .. I know Christ, the poor crucified One.
Francis of Assisi