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Charles de Foucauld Quotes: Anything that doesn't lead us to that - to better know and serve God - is a waste of time.
         

Anything that doesn't lead us to that - to better know and serve God - is a waste of time.


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As soon as I came to believe there was a God, I understood that I could not do otherwise than live only for him.

As soon as I came to believe there was a God, I understood that I could not do otherwise than live only for him.



It is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among them, sharing the human condition and being present to them in love.

It is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among them, sharing the human condition and being present to them in love.



The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.

The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.



Above all, always see Jesus in every person, and consequently treat each one not only as an equal and as a brother or sister, but also with great humility, respect and selfless generosity.

Above all, always see Jesus in every person, and consequently treat each one not only as an equal and as a brother or sister, but also with great humility, respect and selfless generosity.



To receive the grace of God you must go to the desert and stay awhile.

To receive the grace of God you must go to the desert and stay awhile.



the one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.

the one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.



You have only one model, Jesus. Follow, follow, follow him, step by step, imitating him, sharing his life in every way.

You have only one model, Jesus. Follow, follow, follow him, step by step, imitating him, sharing his life in every way.



Cry the Gospel with your whole life.

Cry the Gospel with your whole life.



We should never forget the two axioms: 'Jesus is with me' and whatever happens, happens by the will of God.

We should never forget the two axioms: 'Jesus is with me' and whatever happens, happens by the will of God.



What great faith our Lord Jesus Christ asks of us - and how just that is. Do we not owe him such faith? It looks impossible to us, but Jesus is Master of the impossible.

What great faith our Lord Jesus Christ asks of us - and how just that is. Do we not owe him such faith? It looks impossible to us, but Jesus is Master of the impossible.





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Ignorance never settles a question.

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The good thing about L.A. is that there's always someone more famous 100 yards away from me.



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Not in the knowledge of things without, but in the perfection of the soul within, lies the empire of man aspiring to be more than man.

Not in the knowledge of things without, but in the perfection of the soul within, lies the empire of man aspiring to be more than man.



Turn your life into a field of power and energy to draw from.

Turn your life into a field of power and energy to draw from.



A man marries one woman to escape from many others, and then chases many others to forget he's married to one.

A man marries one woman to escape from many others, and then chases many others to forget he's married to one.



Hope, that risky, illustrious thing. It should have gone extinct by now, but we keep it alive.

Hope, that risky, illustrious thing. It should have gone extinct by now, but we keep it alive.



I would say I am very much more interested in ethics than in code/ morality. I think it's in this way that one avoids the conservatism inherent in "the moral".

I would say I am very much more interested in ethics than in code/ morality. I think it's in this way that one avoids the conservatism inherent in "the moral".




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