Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Georges Bernanos Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Feb 20, 1888
  • Died: Jul 5, 1948

Georges Bernanos was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was critical of bourgeois thought and was opposed to what he identified as defeatism. He thought this led to France's eventual occupation by Germany in 1940 during World War II. Most of his novels have been translated into English and frequently published in both Great Britain and the United States.

Faith is not a thing which one 'loses,' we merely cease to shape our lives by it. faith

Hell, madam, is to love no longer. death

Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air. peace

It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man. fear

Hope is a risk that must be run. hope

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. society

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. hope

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 views from William Blake

32 views from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

6 wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 sayings from Storm Jameson

2 sayings from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 quotes from Victor Hugo

73 quotes from Victor Hugo