Wednesday, February 19, 2014

From the writings of Jean Sulivan

-When you get to the bottom of something, you always find someone who has been hurt.

-Whatever good we do remains good even in the midst of evil.  The important thing is not to think too highly of oneself.

-Ever sense He is risen, every one in the world is Christian.

-Is there any point in having firewood if there's nothing to light it?  Why have well-marked boundaries if there is no road?  What is life if there is no joy?

-Rebels are loners.

-All that interests him  is helping someone to live; that's the beginning of morality.

-God has hidden from us the secret of things to come.  If we were only supposed to serve those who are going to persevere, the truth is we still wouldn't know how or pick them out from the others.  Even if it is only for an hour, we must relieve the pain and sorrow of our neighbor.

-...human beings have less psychological freedom than is generally believed, but that spiritually they are infinitely more free.

-It is not the extent of vices or virtues that account for the misery or grandeur of a person; it is the depth of our detachment in regard to our virtues and vices that shows an individual's nobility...

-The passion for money, whether earned legally or not, is infinitely more serious than the weaknesses of the flesh.

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