Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Read Summary
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. Read Summary
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. Read Summary
Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve. Read Summary
Where there is injury let me sow pardon. Read Summary
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh. Read Summary
Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs. Read Summary
Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world. Read Summary
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Read Summary
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. Read Summary
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. Read Summary
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. Read Summary
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves. Read Summary
I am the herald of the Great King. Read Summary
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. Read Summary
We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure. Read Summary
Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair. Read Summary
Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong. Read Summary
Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through whom You give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour; of You, Most High, he bears the likeness. Read Summary
For it is in giving that we receive. Read Summary