The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
From Georges Bernanos
A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.
It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.
Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it.
No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness.
Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.
Hope is a risk that must be run.
What does the truth matter? Haven't we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast!
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.
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.
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