Giving Quotes by Francis of Assisi

8 Giving quotes by Francis of Assisi

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Francis of Assisi’s humble words turn giving into a sacred practice, linking it to reverence for all life. These eight lines offer a timeless, contemplative perspective.

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It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.

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Pleased be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day and through whom you give…

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For One in such a lofty position to stoop so low is a marvel that is staggering. What sublime humility and humble…

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Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally.

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Let us also love our neighbors as ourselves. Let us have charity and humility. Let us give alms because these cleanse our…

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You cannot all abandon your possessions, but at least you can change your attitude about them. All getting separates you from others;…

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All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.

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Do not put off any longer confessing all your sins, for death will soon come. Give and it will be given you;…

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...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.

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God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to…

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“Keep a clear eye toward life's end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God's creature. What you are in his sight is…

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Don't change the world, change worlds.

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A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.

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Woe to those who die in mortal sin!

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I believe that You, O Jesus, are in the most holy Sacrament. I love You and desire You. Come into my heart. I embrace…

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Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.

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It was easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all…

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There is absolutely no man in the whole world who can possess one among you unless he first die.

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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

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If we endure all things patiently and with gladness, thinking on the sufferings of our Blessed Lord, and bearing all for the love of…

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A promise is a child of the understanding and the will; the understanding begets it, the will brings it forth.

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