24 Quotations by Georges Bernanos
- 1. A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.
- 2. A thought that does not result in action is nothing much, and an action that does not proceed from a ...
- 3. A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed f ...
- 4. And what have you laymen made of hell? A kind of penal servitude for eternity, on the lines of your ...
- 5. Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to co ...
- 6. Fact is Our Lord knew all about the power of money: He gave capitalism a tiny niche in His scheme of ...
- 7. Faith is not a thing which one "loses," we merely cease to shape our lives by it.
- 8. Fear, true fear, is a savage frenzy. Of all the insanities of which we are capable, it is surely the ...
- 9. God ordains that beggars should beg for greatness, as for all else, when greatness shines out of the ...
- 10. Have you never been moved by poor men's fidelity, the image of you they form in their simple minds? ...
- 11. I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise it. But it can't quench pain, ...
- 12. It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.
- 13. It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.
- 14. No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.
- 15. Our rages, daughters of despair, creep and squirm like worms. Prayer is the only form of revolt whic ...
- 16. Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious ...
- 17. The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
- 18. The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not recognize duties any more.
- 19. The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us.
- 20. The world is eaten up by boredom. You can't see it all at once. It is like dust. You go about and ne ...
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