Francis of Paola famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Take the armor off, so the arrow of the Truth can penetrate you.
People in the arts often want to aim for the biggest, most obvious target, and hit it smack in the bullâ€™s eye. Of course with everybody else aiming there as well that makes it very hard and expensive to hit. I prefer to shoot the arrow, then paint the target around it. You make the niches in which you finally reside.
You shoot your arrow and then you paint your bulls eye around it, and therefore you have hit the target dead centre.
Life is just a chance to grow a soul.
I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise
I held his gaze. I could see the storm in his eyes. I knew he was confused. I could see the fear. Then there was the love. I saw it. The fierceness in his eyes. I believed it. I could see it clearly. But it was too late now. The love wasn't enough. Everyone always said that love was enough. It wasn't. Not when your soul was shattered.
The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime.
None of us are saints.
If one is not oneself a sage or saint, the best thing one can do is to study the words of those who were.
Some couture collections have everything including the kitchen sink! Everything gets thrown on to make it look expensive. I find it grotesque when clothes hit you in the face and there's no room for fault. But I don't expect to turn things around all by myself. I'm not a saint.

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