Francisco de Paula Cândido Xavier, popularly known as Chico Xavier was a popular "medium" in Brazil's Spiritism movement and wrote 412 books through a process known as psychography.
The profits of his books were all donated into charity work.
He influenced the establishment of Kardecist Spiritism as one of the religions professed in Brazil.
In 1981 and 1982, Chico Xavier was nominated for the Nobel peace prize and on October 3, 2012, was named as "The Greatest Brazilian of all time" by one of the biggest brazilian television channel (SBT), based on a viewer-supported survey.
“Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending.”
“Every little bit of peace I bring someone is worth the peace I never had.”
“When we have faith and discipline everything becomes easier. Patience is the mother of all virtues. With anxiety all our lives become worse.”
“We need to get rid of hate, envy, jealousy, discord in ourselves, so we can reach a solution in terms of peace in order to feel that time has come for human happiness.”
“When each one of us become an active and living book of lessons for those who see our examples, the boundaries of religious interpretation will give way to the new era of brotherhood and peace we're waiting for.”
“The worker faithful to the well has neither the intention, or time, to violate the name and the service of others.”
“In terms of changes, the spiritual mentors teach me that I must not forget those relating primarily to improve myself.”
“The soul that acquires the virtue of forgiveness won't find any more trouble. No matter what happens, he will know how to run his life ...”
“I'm not irreplaceable ... I'm nothing but grass growing on the ground; when the grass dies, another one replaces it ...”
“Tears do not replace sweat, at least it never did in me... When I just cry, I'm in the same situation.”
“If I would expect better spiritual conditions to serve, I would not have started until the present moment.”
“Deus nos concede, a cada dia, uma página de vida nova no livro do tempo. Aquilo que colocarmos nela, corre por nossa conta.”