Abbe Pierre on proclaim
Abbe Pierre13 quotes“People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people’s faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.”
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My family background was deeply Christian.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre It’s true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre It’s not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre A smile costs less than electricity, but gives much light .
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.
Abbe PierreAbbe Pierre The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school.
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I said: “A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces”. In other words: a tiger does not stand in the forest and say: “I am a tiger”. When you pass where the tiger has walked before, you see the skeleton of the duiker, you know that some tigritude has been emanated there.
Wole SoyinkaWole Soyinka Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Solzhenitsyn Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.
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