Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Francis
St. Francis.
| Born | Francis Bernardone 1182 Assisi, Italy |
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| Died | October 3, 1226 Porziuncula, Italy |
Italian Friar. Patron saint of animals. Began a brotherhood of eleven friars in 1208 that became the Franciscan Order. Canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1228.
The repository contains two quotes from St. Francis.
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
The deeds you do today may be the only sermon some people will hear today.
