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Gold hath no lustre of its own. It shines by temperate use alone.
Francis of Assisi
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Francis of Assisi
Died: 1226
Died: October 3
Catholic Deacon
Friar Franciscan
Poet
Saint
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone
St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi
San Francisco de Asís
San Francesco d'Assisi
Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone
von Assisi
Saint Franz
von Assisi
Saint Franziskus
San Francisco de Asis
Saint Francis
Gold
Alone
Use
Lustre
Temperate
Shines
Hath
Shining
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What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.
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Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.
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Don't canonize me too soon. I'm perfectly capable of fathering a child.
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Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to be lit, as love is to be loved, as joy to be given, as peace to be spread.
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The brave unfortunate are our best acquaintance.
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What you are looking for is what is looking.
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Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.
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Do not put off any longer confessing all your sins, for death will soon come. Give and it will be given you forgive and you will be forgiven. . . Blessed are they who die repentant, for they shall go to the Kingdom of Heaven!
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The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.
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It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where there is despair, may we bring hope.
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Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom all things were made, but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.
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I have sinned against my brother the ass.
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Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.
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Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty.
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You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end!
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