Saint francis of assisi Quotes

8 quotes from 7 authors

If you’re drawn to a man who swapped swords for snowy fields, these eight snippets show Francis’s devotion. One line urges starting with the necessary, then the possible, and suddenly the impossible feels within reach—a mantra echoed today. For related ideas, see humility, medieval saints, and spiritual simplicity.

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“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI”

Ian Morgan Cron

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Jose Ortega y Gasset says, "Tell me the landscape in which you live, and I will tell you who you are." Asserting…

Jack Driscoll

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To defend his purity, Saint Francis of Assisi rolled in the snow, Saint Benedict threw himself into a thorn bush, and Saint…

Josemaria Escriva

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“ The Saint of Assisi Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone of Assisi, better known as Francis, wanted to be a soldier. But…

Jean F. Blashfield

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One of the greatest sermons ever pronounced on missionary work is this simple thought attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: 'Preach the…

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Small yet strong in the love of God, like Saint Francis of Assisi, all of us, as Christians, are called to watch…

Pope Francis

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As for the spirit of poverty, I do not remember any moment when it was not in me, although only to that…

Simone Weil

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The vocation of being a 'protector' [. . .] means protecting all creation, the beauty of the created world, as the Book…

Pope Francis

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