But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.
JOAN OF ARCI would not say anything more. If I did say anything, afterwards I would always declare that you made me say it by force!
More Joan of Arc Quotes
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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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It is true that the king has made a truce with the duke of Burgundy for fifteen days and that the duke is to turn over the city of Paris at the end of fifteen days.
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If ever I do escape, no one shall reproach me with having broken or violated my faith, not having given my word to any one, whosoever it may be.
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Act, and God will act.
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It is true I wished to escape; and so I wish still: is not this lawful for all prisoners?
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Go forward bravely. Fear nothing. Trust in God; all will be well.
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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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Watch! When the wind blows my banner against the bulwark, you shall take it.
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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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I used to say, “Go boldly in among the English,” and then I used to go boldly in myself.
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Do you think the Voice would come to me? I would that every one could hear the Voice as I hear it.
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Alas! that my body, clean and whole, never been corrupted, today must be consumed and burnt to ashes!
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If I be not in a state of grace, I pray God place me in it; if I be in it, I pray God keep me so.
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Courage! Do not fall back; in a little the place will be yours.
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How else would God speak to me, if not through my imagination?
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As for other avocations of women, there are plenty of other women to perform them.
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I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God’s will.
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Four things are laid upon me: to drive out the English; to bring you to be crowned and anointed at Reims; to rescue the Duke of Orléans from the hands of the English; and to raise the siege of Orléans.
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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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Truly, if you were to tear me limb from limb and separate my soul from my body,
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Hope in God. If you have good hope and faith in Him, you shall be delivered from your enemies.
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Do you know whether or not you are in God’s grace? Joan: If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.
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If I said that God did not send me, I should condemn myself; truly God did send me.
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About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they’re just one thing, and we shouldn’t complicate the matter.
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I shall last a year, and but little longer: we must think to do good work in that year.
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I fear nothing for God is with me!
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