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And so we must all keep close watch over ourselves or we will be lost and turn our minds and hearts from God, because we think there is something worth having or doing, or that we will gain some advantage.

~St. Francis of Assisi, Rule of 1221

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No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

~St. Francis of Assisi

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I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone.

~~St. Francis of Assisi

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Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

~St. Francis of Assisi, Admonition 27

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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.

~St. Francis of Assisi

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Preach the Gospel at all times and, when necessary, use words.

~St. Francis of Assisi

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