For his part, Francis preferred insult to praise, because he knew that insult leads to self-improvement, praise to downfall. And so when people praised his merits and holiness, he would command one of the brothers to assault his ears with phrases that humiliated and mortified him.
Saint Francis of Assisi
Bonaventure, Major Life
CHAPTER VI
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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