He who works with his hands is a laborer.He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist. - Francis of Assisi
Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society. - Francis of Assisi
Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne into the Virgin's womb; every day He comes to us and lets us see Him in lowliness, when He descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar. - Francis of Assisi
What each man is in Your eyes, thus he is, and no more. - Francis of Assisi
The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today - Francis of Assisi
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. - Francis of Assisi
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. - Francis of Assisi
For it is in giving that we receive. - Francis of Assisi
Don't canonize me too soon. I'm perfectly capable of fathering a child. - Francis of Assisi
We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer. - Francis of Assisi
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way. - Francis of Assisi
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. - Francis of Assisi