Francis of Assisi zugeschrieben
«Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.»
Falsch zugeschrieben
Urteil
Es steht nicht im Werk von Francis of Assisi
A modern phrase circulating online; it is not found in the canon of writings established by Esser or in the Franciscan legends.
Quelle: Esser, Kajetan, O.F.M. Die Opuscula des hl. Franziskus von Assisi. Neue textkritische Edition. Grottaferrata: Collegium S. Bonaventurae ad Claras Aquas, 1976 (Spicilegium Bonaventurianum 13); editio minor: Opuscula sancti patris Francisci Assisiensis, 1978 (Bibliotheca Franciscana Ascetica Medii Aevi 12).
Was wirklich gesagt wurde
Belegte Worte von Francis of Assisi
«Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, yours are the praises, the glory and the honour and all blessing.»
Cántico de las criaturas, v. 1 (Asís, Biblioteca del Sacro Convento, cód. 338)
«Praised be you, my Lord, through our Sister bodily Death, from whom no living man can escape.»
Cántico de las criaturas, estrofa de la muerte (1226)
«The Lord gave me, Brother Francis, thus to begin doing penance: for when I was in sins, it seemed too bitter for me to see lepers. And the Lord himself led me among them and I showed mercy to them.»
Testamento 1–2