St Francis Quotes

25 St Francis quotes by 24 unique authors

Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success. — Oscar Wilde
At its best, the US Open demands straight drives, crisp iron shots, brilliant chipping and putting, and strategic position play. Plus the patience of St.… — Thomas Boswell
Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of the environment, there's… — Pope Francis
Daily meditation keeps me sane. I memorize prayers or poems that express my highest spiritual ideals, and quietly, word for word, go through the prayer… — Ashley Judd
In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things a… — Bonaventure
Once the anchor of reason has been cut, ones craft may go anywhere. One may become a St Francis or equally a Hitler. — Brand Blanshard
I would just like to remember some words of St. Francis of Assisi which I think are really just particularly apt at the moment. 'Where… — Margaret Thatcher
St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden when someone asked what he would do if he were suddenly to learn that he would die… — Francis of Assisi
The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a… — Abbe Pierre
At the very simplest, I think as Van Gogh said and St Francis would have said, we must find nature. Just to be in the… — Michael Leunig
St. Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives… — Alan Paton
In a world characterized by loneliness and despair, we can reach out in love to those around us. Or, as St. Francis once said, we… — Phil Callaway
Fortunately, however, birds don't understand pep talks. Not even St. Francis'. Just imagine, he went on, preaching sermons to perfectly good thrushes and goldfinches and… — Aldous Huxley
...Ethics has not only to do with mankind but with the animal creation as well. This is witnessed in the purpose of St. Francis of… — Albert Schweitzer
I think the Lord's Prayer is a very powerful prayer. And the prayer of St. Francis. — Dennis Kucinich
Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. — Rebecca West
If you're going to say the Jesus Prayer, at least say it to Jesus, and not to St. Francis and Seymour and Heidi's grandfather all… — J D Salinger
We all stood and gathered our backpacks and I looked at the floor around my chair to make sure I hadn’t dropped anything. I was… — Curtis Sittenfeld
The good Bishop of Assisi expressed a sort of horror at the hard life which the Little Brothers lived at the Portiuncula, without comforts, without… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I swear on St. Francis, the patron saint of all animals.” Seeing Poppy’s hesitation, Beatrix added enthusiastically, “If a band of pirates kidnapped me and… — Lisa Kleypas
One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights. — Simone Weil
At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have… — Richard Morris
My best chance is that, in a happy moment, I hit upon St Francis as the subject for a series of plays. Others might have… — Laurence Housman
St Francis Xavier said: 'Give me the children until they are seven and anyone may have them afterwards'. And I say: Leave the children alone… — Steve Fowler

Who Wrote These St Francis Quotes

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