"Lord, grant that I might not so much……" — Francis of Assisi

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved… - Francis of Assisi

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

— Francis of Assisi

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92 Quotes by Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi has 92 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
For it is in giving that we receive.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will…
I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have…
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.

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More Godly Quotes

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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. — Saint Augustine
People see God every day, they just don't recognize him. — Pearl Bailey
Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can… — Hosea Ballou
The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government… — John Quincy Adams
Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father… — Ezra Taft Benson
Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is… — Mary McLeod Bethune
Let God's promises shine on your problems. — Corrie Ten Boom
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
God is the perfect poet. — Robert Browning
The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind. — John Burroughs
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is… — John Calvin

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