Top 90 Francis of Assisi Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

— Francis of Assisi

2. “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”

— Francis of Assisi

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3. “For it is in giving that we receive.”

— Francis of Assisi

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4. “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.”

— Francis of Assisi

5. “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

6. “Where there is darkness, let there be light.”

— Francis of Assisi

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7. “The one you are looking for is the one who is looking.”

— Francis of Assisi

8. “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.”

— Francis of Assisi

9. “The only thing ever achieved in life without effort is failure.”

— Francis of Assisi

10. “Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy.”

— Francis of Assisi

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11. “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.”

— Francis of Assisi

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12. “Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.”

— Francis of Assisi

13. “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.”

— Francis of Assisi

14. “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”

— Francis of Assisi

15. “The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.”

— Francis of Assisi

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16. “I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.”

— Francis of Assisi

17. “Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”

— Francis of Assisi

18. “What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death.”

— Francis of Assisi

19. “Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.”

— Francis of Assisi

20. “We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer.”

— Francis of Assisi

21. “Preach always. Use words if necessary.”

— Francis of Assisi

22. “It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.”

— Francis of Assisi

23. “What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.”

— Francis of Assisi

24. “The world is a great stage on which God displays his many wonders.”

— Francis of Assisi

25. “The journey is essential to the dream.”

— Francis of Assisi

26. “A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.”

— Francis of Assisi

27. “Water is the mirror of nature.”

— Francis of Assisi

28. “Go out and preach the gospel and if you must, use words.”

— Francis of Assisi

29. “Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer.”

— Francis of Assisi

30. “Make me an instrument of thy peace.”

— Francis of Assisi

31. “It was easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all things.”

— Francis of Assisi

32. “Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.”

— Francis of Assisi

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

— Francis of Assisi

34. “Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.”

— Francis of Assisi

35. “True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.”

— Francis of Assisi

36. “When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing – nothing.”

— Francis of Assisi

37. “We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ’s disciples.”

— Francis of Assisi

38. “Don’t change the world, change worlds.”

— Francis of Assisi

39. “God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to perform through us, He selected me- for God always chooses the weak and the absurd, and those who count for nothing.”

— Francis of Assisi

40. “Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.”

— Francis of Assisi

41. “Where there is injury let me sow pardon.”

— Francis of Assisi

42. “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.”

— Francis of Assisi

43. “You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end!”

— Francis of Assisi

44. “St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden when someone asked what he would do if he were suddenly to learn that he would die before sunset that very day. “I would finish hoeing my garden,” he replied.”

— Francis of Assisi

45. “Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened.”

— Francis of Assisi

46. “While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.”

— Francis of Assisi

47. “He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”

— Francis of Assisi

48. “Here is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he is in the sight of God, and no more.”

— Francis of Assisi

49. “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.”

— Francis of Assisi

50. “Nor did demons crucify Him; it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.”

— Francis of Assisi