Quotes by Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest

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Satan is too hard a master. He would never command as did the Other with divine simplicity: 'Do likewise.' The devil wil — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
A Christian people doesn't mean a lot of goody-goodies. The Church has plenty of stamina, and isn't afraid of sin. On th — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
O miracle—thus to be able to give [peace] we ourselves do not possess, sweet miracle of our empty hands! — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
We pay a heavy, very heavy price for the superhuman dignity of our calling. The ridiculous is always so near to the subl — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
The usual notion of prayer is so absurd. How can those who know nothing about it, who pray little or not at all, dare sp — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
Teaching is no joke, sonny! ... Comforting truths, they call it! Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
His face frankly displays his suffering, expressing it with a truly royal simplicity. At such moments even the very best — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
Lust is a mysterious wound in the side of humanity; or rather, at the very source of its life! To confound this lust in — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
We priests are sneered at and always shall be—the accusation is such an easy one—as deeply envious, hypocritical haters — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
I have no ambition to change my nature, I merely intend to conquer my dislikes. — Georges Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest