All Quotes

"Always remember to preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words."

"Wherever you go, preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words."

"Share the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words"

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel, and, if necessary, use words."

"Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!"

"Preach often, and if necessary, use words"

"Preach the gospel always and if necessary, use words."

"...love one another, as the Lord says: "This is My commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you." And let them show their love by the works they do for each other, according as the Apostle says: "let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.""

"..."Yes, the true servant unceasingly rebukes the wicked, but he does it most of all by his conduct, but the truth that shines in his words, by the light of his example, by all the radiance of his life." (1989) The Road to Assisi, Sabatier as edted by Sweeney, pg 143."

"No brother should preach contrary to the form and regulation of the holy Church nor unless he has been permitted by his minister. The minister should take care not to grant this permission to anyone indiscriminately. All the Friars, however, should preach by their deeds."

"Speak the Gospel, use deeds when necessary Mark Galli, Christianity Today, May 21, 2009. He is the author of "Francis of Assisi and His World""

"To respect the learned is to respect God."

"The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be."

"Time wears out bodies, renews hopes, brings death nearer and takes away aspirations. Whoever gets anything from the world lives in anxiety for holding it and whoever loses anything passes his days grieving over the loss."

"Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice himself. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals is superior to the man who tries to teach and train others."

"Anything which can be counted is finite and will come to an end."

"If matters get mixed up then scrutinize the cause and you will know what the effects will be."

"A man sarcastically started praising Imam Ali, though he had no faith in him and Imam Ali hearing these praises from him said "I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me.""

"Those who have come alive out of a blood-bath live longer and have more children."

"One who imagines himself to be all-knowing will surely suffer on account of his ignorance."

"I appreciate an old man's cautious opinion more than the valor of a young man."

"I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him."

"Nawf bin Fizala Bakali, the famous scholar of the early Islamic days says that one night he was with Imam Ali. In the middle of the night, Imam Ali got up from his bed, looked for sometime at the stars and inquired of Nawf whether he was awake. Nawf said: "I got from my bed replying, "Yes, Amirul Mo'minin (Commander of the Faithful) ! I am awake"."

"Imam Ali said Nawf! Those are the fortunate people who adopt piety as the principle of their lives and are fully attentive to their welfare for the Hereafter. They accept bare earth as the most comfortable bed and water as the most pleasant drink. They adopt the Holy Qur'an and prayers as their guide and protector and like Prophet Jesus Christ (Isa) they forsake the world and its vicious pleasure."

"Nawf! Prophet David (Daud) once got up at such an hour in the night and said this was the hour when prayers of everyone who prayed were accepted except of those who forcibly collected revenues or who were scandal- mongers or were persons in the police force of a despotic regime or were musicians"."

"I define Islam for you in a way that nobody dared do it before me. Islam means obedience to Allah, obedience to Allah means having sincere faith in Him, such a faith means to believe in His Power, belief in His Power means recognizing and accepting His Majesty, acceptance of His Majesty means fulfilling the obligations laid down by Him and fulfillment of obligations means actions (Therefore, Islam does not mean mere faith, but faith plus deeds)."

"If you understand Allah's Majesty, then you will not attach any importance to the creatures."

"If you want to pray to Allah for better means of subsistence, then first give something in charity"

"When someone is sure of the returns, then he shows generosity."

"Aid (from Allah) is in proportion to the trouble."

"He who practices moderation and frugality will never be threatened with poverty."

"One of the conveniences in life is to have less children."

"Loving one another is half of wisdom."

"Grief is half of old age."

"Grant of patience (from Allah) is in proportion to the extent of calamity you are passing through. If you exhibit fretfulness, irritation, and despair in calamities, then your patience and your exertions are wasted."

"Many persons get nothing out of their fasts but hunger and thirst, many more get nothing out of their night prayers but exertions and sleepless nights. Wise and sagacious persons are praiseworthy even if they do not fast and sleep during the nights."

"Defend your faith (in Allah) with the help of charity. Protect your wealth with the aid of Zakat. Let the prayers guard you from calamities and disasters."

"Knowledge creates fear of God."

"The first fruit of forbearance is that people will sympathize with you and they will go against the man who offended you arrogantly."

"One who takes account of his shortcomings will always gain by it; one who is unmindful of them will always suffer. One who is afraid of the Day of Judgment, is safe from the Wrath of Allah. One who takes lessons from the events of life, gets vision, one who acquires vision becomes wise and one who attains wisdom achieves knowledge."

"Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy."

"One who comes into power often oppresses."

"Adversities often bring good qualities to the front."

"If a friend envies you, then he is not a true friend."

"Avarice dulls the faculties of judgment and wisdom."

"Oppression and tyranny are the worse companions for the Hereafter."

"The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget."

"Silence will create respect and dignity; justice and fairplay will bring more friends; benevolence and charity will enhance prestige and position; courtesy will draw benevolence; service of mankind will secure leadership and good words will overcome powerful enemies."

"A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humility."

"Remember that this world which you covet so ardently and attempt to acquire so earnestly, and which sometimes annoys you and sometimes pleases you so much, is neither your home nor a permanent destination. You have not been created for it, nor invited to it as your resting-place. It shall neither remain with you for ever, nor will you remain in it eternally. If it has enticed you away with its charrns, it has also warned and cautioned you of real dangers lurking in its folds. Take account of the warnings it has given you and do not be seduced or deceived by its allurements. Let these warnings frighten you from being too greedy to possess it. Try to advance towards the place where you are invited for eternal bliss and turn your face away from the vicious world."