Quote by Georges Bernanos
When you think of the huge uninterrupted success of a book like Do

When you think of the huge uninterrupted success of a book like Don Quixote, youre bound to realize that if humankind have not yet finished being revenged, by sheer laughter, for being let down in their greatest hope, it is because that hope was cherished so long and lay so deep! – Georges Bernanos

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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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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

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Deception/Lying
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To believe a thing is impossible is to make it so. – Proverb

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Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. – Laurens van der Post

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Belief

Every time a child says, I dont believe in fairies, there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead. – James Barrie

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Belief

It doesnt matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; its important to realize that whatever youre doing, its your first attempt at it. – Wally Amos

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Belief

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An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts. – Juvenal, Satires

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There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side. – Jack Kemp

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In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself. – Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Its no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. – Jiddu Krishnamurti

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