COLLOQUY XXXIII
We must Bear a little in this World, to Enjoy the Glory of the next.
When exhorting his Brethren to the observance of the Rule and profession, St. Francis was accustomed to say : ‘O beloved Brethren, and Children eternally blessed, listen to me, listen to the voice of your Father. We have promised great things, but greater are promised to us. Let us observe the former, and sigh after the latter. Pleasures are short, the punishment is eternal. Sufferings are light, the glory infinite. Many are called, few are chosen ; there will be retribution for all.’