Quote by Georges Bernanos
I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I dont despi

I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I dont despise it. But it cant quench pain, it slips through your soul as through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we can no longer respect or love it. – Georges Bernanos

Other quotes by Georges Bernanos

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

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Society
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What does the truth matter? Havent we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast! – Georges Bernanos

Category:
Deception/Lying
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It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man. – Georges Bernanos

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Fear
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Other Quotes from
Kindness
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A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep. – Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007

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Kindness

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie. – Aeschylus

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Kindness

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Kindness

A kind word is like a Spring day. – Russian Proverb

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Kindness

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Avoid fruit and nuts. You are what you eat. – Jim Davis

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Food

Three years ago the Government announced the creation of Reconciliation Place, and said that it would include a memorial to those removed from their families. However, they refused to include any of those who were removed in the design of their own memorial. – Malcolm Fraser

Category:
design

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow. – Euripides

Category:
Death

The great corrupter of public man is the ego….Looking at the mirror distracts ones attention from the problem. – Dean Acheson

Category:
Ego