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Saint Francis of Assisi Quotes
Italian Catholic friar and preacher
(1181/82-1226)



"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, The Counsels of the Holy Father St. Francis, Admonition 27

"Be praised, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air, and clouds and storms, and all the weather, through which you give your creatures sustenance."

-- St. Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Sun









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