Men are sometimes hanged for telling the truth.
JOAN OF ARCAct, and God will act.
More Joan of Arc Quotes
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It is better to be alone with God. His friendship will not fail me, nor His counsel, nor His love.
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[Before being burned at the stake for her faith:] Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames.
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I used to say, “Go boldly in among the English,” and then I used to go boldly in myself.
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Far rather would I sit and sew beside my poor mother, for this thing is not of my condition.
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Even though I saw the executioner and the fire, I could not say anything but what I have said.
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I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct. And the first time I was very much afraid.
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King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France.
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Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.
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But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.
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I did not take this dress or do anything but by the command of Our Lord and of the Angels.
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As for other avocations of women, there are plenty of other women to perform them.
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All battles are first won or lost, in the mind.
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Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be thrown out of France, except those who die there.
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Even little children repeat that oftentimes people are hanged for having told the truth.
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I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.
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