St. Francis was asked who should be considered truly obedient and this was his reply:
"Take a corpse," he said,"and put it where you will! You will see that it does not resist being moved, nor murmur about it's position nor protest when it is cast aside. If it is placed on a throne, it will not raise it's eyes up, but cast them down. If it is clothed in purple, it will look twice as pale. This," he said, "is a truly obedient man. He does not judge why he is moved; he does not care where he is placed; he does not insist on being transferred. If he is raised to an office, he retains his customary humility. The more he is honored, the more unworthy he considers himself."
The life of St. Francis
Bonaventure
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