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


St. Francis of Assisi

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While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.
SIMONE WEIL I've had the sort of day that would make St. Francis of Assisi kick babies.
DOUGLAS ADAMS Praised be my Lord, for our sister water.

St. Francis of Assisi,
Canticle of the Sun
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ABBE PIERRE Ly-di-ah! I sit beneath your window, laaaass, singing ’cause I loooove your a—”
“For th...
MICHELLE M. PILLOW Have you found someone to share your heart with? Are you giving to your community? Are you at peace ...
MITCH ALBOM Be careful of who becomes your friend and why. The person who will bite off your lips one day will h...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR The rich fop Francis of Assisi was bored all his life―until he fell in love with Christ and gave a...
PETER KREEFT Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.
JAMES A. BALDWIN Peace will be when you accept it in your heart.
HIAWATHA To be pure of heart is to be pure of soul and if your heart and soul are at peace and are in perfect...
GARY F EVANS... Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.
CHARLES DICKENS You gotta be careful with your body. Your body is like a bar of soap. The more you use it, the more ...
RICHIE ALLEN Don't be discouraged by people who tease you out of your dreams. What you have in your heart is bigg...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Whether you choose to move on from your struggles and enjoy life or waddle in your misery, life will...
GERMANY KENT May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart
ESKIMO PROVERB A heartsong doesn't have to be a song in your heart. It doesn't have to be talking about lov...
MATTIE STEPANEK Be careful what you set your heart upon -- for it will surely be yours.
JAMES BALDWIN Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.
JAMES ARTHUR BALDWIN Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is ple...
BIBLE Even while you are in doubt, there will be an answer you will arrive to. Even while you are in pain,...
KATSURA HOSHINO My Christmas wish: To feel your arms around me, to have your lips on mine, and to hold you close one...
D.S. MIXELL Not that easy to have tears in your heart but a smile on your lips.
AVINASH RAO Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it wi...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it wi...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really a...
DALE CARNEGIE Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really a...
JOHN WOODEN Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are,...
DALE CARNEGIE Your lips were made for mine, Beck. You are the reason I have a mouth, a heart.
CAROLINE KEPNES To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart.
THOMAS J. WATSON Your mind can be your enemy or friend. If you always follow your heart, your mind will feel neglecte...
SUZY KASSEM Your mind can be your enemy or friend. If you always follow your heart, your mind will feel neglecte...
SUZY KASSEM You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.
EVA ARRINGTON You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
EVA ARRINGTON Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are w...
JOHN WOODEN Autumn; Your hand becomes more tender
And your mouth breathes peace on my lips -
wonderfu...
SIR KRISTIAN GOLDMUND AUMANN Be careful to whom you give your heart. Because that person might be the one who kills it or relives...
THE QUIET GIRL Always follow your heart ! When your heart feels at peace, rest assured, you are on the right track
ANGIE KARAN You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
CARLOS GHOSN Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you reall...
JOHN WOODEN Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you reall...
ERICK S. GRAY Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you reall...
DALE CARNEGIE Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.
POPE JOHN PAUL II Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry a...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimate...
POPE JOHN PAUL II I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly moth...
POPE JOHN PAUL II The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a pro...
POPE JOHN PAUL II From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can ...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.
POPE JOHN PAUL II An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.
POPE JOHN PAUL II Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
POPE JOHN PAUL II The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and ...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, on...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressi...
POPE JOHN PAUL II The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not d...
POPE JOHN PAUL II To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural ...
POPE JOHN PAUL II When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law e...
POPE JOHN PAUL II You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day t...
POPE JOHN PAUL II The future starts today, not tomorrow.
POPE JOHN PAUL II The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels ...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.
POPE JOHN PAUL II Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and b...
POPE JOHN PAUL II The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to re...
POPE JOHN PAUL II Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.
POPE JOHN PAUL II Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, ther...
POPE JOHN PAUL II There are people and nations, Mother, that I would like to say to you by name. I entrust them to you...
POPE JOHN PAUL II I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
POPE JOHN PAUL II Let your heart shine even more than your face. The beautiful contents of your heart can never be for...
MICHAEL BASSEY JOHNSON Spread love. Hug the people you care about and make sure they know that you care and appreciate them...
GERMANY KENT Whoever comes to you, friend or foe, thief or robber, let them be received with kindness.
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SHERRIE ELDRIDGE Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your...
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C. KILMER MYERS This process of breaking the old habits and making new ones requires strategic planning. Your vision...
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KENT NERBURN Forgetting himself for a moment, Francis brought his hand out from under his frock in order to bless...
NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
THOMAS MERTON Make peace with your now moment. Live in this very moment and be happy with what you have. Joy enter...
ANGIE KARAN Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not ...
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BEN KINGSLEY Sometimes, to stimulate your imagination you have to be careful you don't have too much informat...
DRIES VAN NOTEN EVEN AFTER BREAKING UP WITH SOMEONE WHOM YOU LOVE, THEY ARE STILL IN YOUR HEART.
JOB LAZARUS OKELLO. You have captured me utterly, and you hold my heart in your hands. Be gentle with it. It's more frag...
J. KENNER Your heart and your brain: are in a constant war. Your heart always knows the right choice while you...
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PAUL PIERCE Life can be seen your eyes but it is not fully appreciated until it is seen through your heart.
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SAINT AUGUSTINE The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked.
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SAINT PATRICK He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presen...
SAINT PATRICK I was freeborn according to the flesh; I am born of a father who was a decurion, but I sold my noble...
SAINT PATRICK I have had the good fortune through my God that I should never abandon his people whom I have acquir...
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SAINT PATRICK

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ST. TERESA OF AVILA Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
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ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tender...
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for w...
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love -- every man works his oar voluntarily...
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal time...
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Do not wish to be anything except what you are.
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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength
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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for an...
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you a...
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship, as experience shows that the ...
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES A true Christian is made by faith and love toward Christ. Our sins do not in the least hinder our Ch...
LETTERS OF ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA Not to hurt our humble brethren in fur, feather or fin, is our first duty to them, but to stop there...
FRANCISOF ASSISI He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird t...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will lea...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the l...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS To saints, their very slumber is a prayer.
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS If you purify your soul of attachment to and desire for things, you will understand them spiritually...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Be...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor t...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlighte...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for the...
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS If God is real, I'm going to be sadly disappointed in Science...
 FRANCIS “Everytime Illegal Immigration is brought up in the Good 'Ol U.S. of part of America, 'Native Amer...
 FRANCIS Family ain't blood or sharing a last name, Family are those who treat you like it.
 FRANCIS Humans come equipped with Bullshit.
 FRANCIS Our thoughts and dreams make this world, and reality is only as true as we perceive it to be.
 FRANCIS Friends let friends wear purple.
 FRANCIS It prolly' subscribes to some type of Personal Jesus, otherworldly devices, or a Higher Power...
 FRANCIS Mensa, n. Head case with delusions of grandeur.
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