Charles de Foucauld Quotes

As soon as I came to believe there was a God, I understood that I could not do otherwise than live only for him.

Charles de Foucauld

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• When I was a little baby, I remember that one moment of calm peace, and three minutes after that, it was on.

  

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• The commonest and cheapest sounds, as the barking of a dog, produce the same effect on fresh and healthy ears that the rarest music does. It depends on your appetite for sound. Just as a crust is sweeter to a healthy appetite than confectionery to a pampered or diseased one.

  

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• I was elected to solve problems, and I don't think it's conservative to have bad roads; I don't think it's conservative to have bad schools. I don't think it's conservative to have to go through budget crises every two years. So I'm taking the difficult issues straight on. That's what I was elected to do.

  

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• Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

  

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• As soon as I came to believe there was a God, I understood that I could not do otherwise than live only for him.

  

  Charles de Foucauld
  • God
  • Faith
  • Understanding