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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
Lustre
Temperate
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Gold
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Preach the gospel wherever you can when all else fails use words.
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Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to be of service to them whenever they require it.
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Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!
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It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.
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Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.
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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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Be patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in this world by God for the salvation of the soul. So they are of great merit when they are borne patiently.
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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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Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty.
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Don't canonize me too soon. I'm perfectly capable of fathering a child.
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Pleased be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day and through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendours and bears likeness of you, Most High One.
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A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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