Study always to have Joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face.
Francis of AssisiHere is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he is in the sight of God, and no more.
Francis of AssisiWhile you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
Francis of AssisiWhere there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where there is despair, may we bring hope.
Francis of AssisiBe patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in this world by God for the salvation of the soul. So they are of great merit when they are borne patiently.
Francis of AssisiWe should all realize that no matter where or how a man dies, if he is in the state of mortal sin and does not repent, when he could have done so and did not, the Devil tears his soul from his body with such anguish and distress that only a person who has experienced it can appreciate it.
Francis of Assisi