I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise it. But it can't 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 BernanosGod ordains that beggars should beg for greatness, as for all else, when greatness shines out of them, and they don't know it.
Georges BernanosOptimism approves of everything, submits to everything, believes everything; it is the virtue above all of the taxpayer.
Georges BernanosWho are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it.
Georges BernanosThe world is eaten up by boredom. You can't see it all at once. It is like dust. You go about and never notice, you breathe it in, you eat and drink it. It is sifted so fine, it doesn't even grit on your teeth. But stand still for an instant and there it is, coating your face and hands.
Georges Bernanos