He must eat only the morsels he gets by begging; must dress in such rags as he can pick up; must sleep under trees.
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St Francis did not intend that begging and alms should be the normal means of sustenance for his friars; on the contrary, he intended them to live by the work of their hands, and only to have recourse to begging when they could not earn their livelihood by work.
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He must eat only the morsels he gets by begging; must dress in such rags as he can pick up; must sleep under trees.
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St Francis did not intend that begging and alms should be the normal means of sustenance for his friars; on the contrary, he intended them to live by the work of their hands, and only to have recourse to begging when they could not earn their livelihood by work.