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Quotes by Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos (1888-1948) was a renowned French novelist and essayist whose works explored the depths of human spirituality and morality amidst the turbulence of the 20th century. Born in Paris, he served in World War I, an experience that profoundly shaped his worldview. His most celebrated novel, *Diary of a Country Priest*, delves into the struggles of faith and redemption in a rural setting. Bernanos’s legacy lies in his ability to capture the complexities of the human soul, making him a pivotal figure in modern French literature.
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"Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it."
Georges Bernanos"It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man."
Georges Bernanos"Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air."
Georges Bernanos"The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means."
Georges Bernanos
"Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it."
Georges Bernanos