Francis Xavier

6 quotes in 25 categories

[Wikipedia] Francis Xavier, venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan.

Quotes by Francis Xavier

Give me the child until he is seven and I'll give you the man

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Children

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I have heard thousands of confessions, but never one of covetousness.

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Confession

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Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only: there is nobody to make them Christians.

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Becoming

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I want to be where there are out and out pagans.

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Missionary

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Tell the students to give up their small ambitions and come eastward to preach the gospel of Christ.

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Ambition

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Give me the children until they are seven and anyone may have them afterwards.

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Children

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