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No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.

~Georges Bernanos

Topics: Depths Discovers Ever His Loneliness Own

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Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.

~Georges Bernanos

Topics: Air Flowers Give Individually Like Little Little Things Meadow Nothing Peace Perfume Seem Things Those Together Which

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A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

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Topics: Belly Bread His Hope Illusion Man More Needs Nothing Poor Poor Man Than

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It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.

~Georges Bernanos

Topics: Brave Brave Man Dread Face Fear Man Perpetual Shapes

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It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

~Georges Bernanos

Topics: Above Fine Must Order Pride Rise Rise Above Thing You

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Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.

~Georges Bernanos

Topics: Afterwards Comfort First Meant Save Truth Truth Is You

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Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it.

~Georges Bernanos

Topics: Conditions Destroy Divine Does Faith Imposed Kind Knowledge Mysterious Need Obvious Our Ourselves Punishment Purity Speak Supernatural Those Though Us Were Which

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Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it.

~Georges Bernanos

Topics: Another Becomes Condemn Condemns He Part Sin Who You

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A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.

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Topics: Action Does Much Nothing Proceed Result Thought Which

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Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it.

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Topics: Cease Faith Lives Loses Merely Our Our Lives Shape Thing Which

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Author

Born: February 20th, 1888

Died: July 5th, 1948

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