--- title: "5 Prize Quotes By Pope Francis" description: "5 Prize quotes by Pope Francis. Plus more from Pope Francis and more Prize sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/pope-francis-85_award_maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good_109958.png" --- > [ Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like \[prizes or honors\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good-to-have-it-but-i-just-don-t/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/pope-francis-85_award_maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good_109958.png) > [The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-eucharist-although-it-is-the-fullness-of-sacramental-life-is-not/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/pope-francis-85_eucharist_the-eucharist-although-it-is-the-fullnes_232350.png) > [I had the habit of not accepting prizes or honors, but always, not out of humility, but because I don't like them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-had-the-habit-of-not-accepting-prizes-or-honors-but-always-not-out/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/pope-francis-85_accepting_i-had-the-habit-of-not-accepting-prizes_737223.png) > [I had the habit of not accepting prizes or honors, but always, not out of humility, but because I don't like them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-had-the-habit-of-not-accepting-prizes-or-honors-but-always-not-out-2/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/pope-francis-85_accepting_i-had-the-habit-of-not-accepting-prizes_1022097.png) > [ In this case \[the Charlemagne Prize\], I don't say (I was) forced, but convinced by the holy and theological headstrongness of Cardinal… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/in-this-case-the-charlemagne-prize-i-don-t-say-i-was-forced-but/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/pope-francis-85_cardinals_in-this-case-the-charlemagne-prize-i-don_2701120.png) ## Other authors on Prize - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-p-feynman-78819.jpg) Richard P. Feynman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/richard-p-feynman/) - [David Bennun 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/david-bennun/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-dawkins-78503.jpg) Richard Dawkins 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/richard-dawkins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-george-bernard-shaw-68.jpg) George Bernard Shaw 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/george-bernard-shaw/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexander-pope-11021.jpg) Alexander Pope 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/alexander-pope/) ## More by Pope Francis > [God reveals Himself through surprises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/god-reveals-himself-through-surprises/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/god-s-faithfulness-is-stronger-than-our-unfaithfulness-and-our/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/have-the-courage-to-go-against-the-tide-of-current-values-that-do-not/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [“Most people nowadays would not consider love as related in any way to truth. Love is seen as an experience associated with the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/most-people-nowadays-would-not-consider-love-as-related-in-any-way-to/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-family-remains-the-basic-unit-of-society-and-the-first-school-in/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Listen to Jesus and follow him. That's the message of the Transfiguration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/listen-to-jesus-and-follow-him-that-s-the-message-of-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Proceed calmly in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/proceed-calmly-in-life/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I like to say that women are those who form life in their wombs - and this is a comparison I make - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-like-to-say-that-women-are-those-who-form-life-in-their-wombs-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [You cannot insult the faith of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/you-cannot-insult-the-faith-of-others/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy which spurs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-want-to-remind-priests-that-the-confessional-must-not-be-a-torture/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/to-all-people-of-good-will-who-are-working-for-social-justice-never/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/in-confession-jesus-welcomes-us-with-all-our-sinfulness-to-give-us-a/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I pray every day for all who are suffering in Iraq. Please join me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-pray-every-day-for-all-who-are-suffering-in-iraq-please-join-me/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-entrust-this-twenty-second-world-day-of-the-sick-to-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/certain-realities-in-life-are-only-seen-through-eyes-that-are/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prize/pope-francis/#itemlist", "name": "5 Prize Quotes By Pope Francis", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors].", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pope Francis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good-to-have-it-but-i-just-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/pope-francis-85_award_maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good_109958.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/pope-francis-85_award_maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good_109958.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/418/pope-francis-85_award_maybe-it-s-a-little-crazy-but-it-s-good_109958.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors].” — Pope Francis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pope Francis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-eucharist-although-it-is-the-fullness-of-sacramental-life-is-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/pope-francis-85_eucharist_the-eucharist-although-it-is-the-fullnes_232350.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/pope-francis-85_eucharist_the-eucharist-although-it-is-the-fullnes_232350.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/pope-francis-85_eucharist_the-eucharist-although-it-is-the-fullnes_232350.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Eucharist, although it is the fullness of sacramental life, is not a prize for the perfect but a…” — Pope Francis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had the habit of not accepting prizes or honors, but always, not out of humility, but because I don't like them. 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