Charles de Foucauld famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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

#Believe #Understood
To receive the grace of God you must go to the desert and stay awhile.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Grace #Desert #Grace Of God
Above all, always see Jesus in every person, and consequently treat each one not only as an equal and as a brother or sister, but also with great humility, respect and selfless generosity.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Jesus #Brother #Humility
It is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among them, sharing the human condition and being present to them in love.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Cures #Human Condition #Teach
The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.
-- Charles de Foucauld
Cry the Gospel with your whole life.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Cry #Whole Life
The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Peace #Risk #Mediocrity
To love anyone is to hope in him for always. From the moment at which we begin to judge anyone, to limit our confidence in him, from the moment at which we identify him with what we know of him and so reduce him to that, we cease to love him and he ceases to be able to be better.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Judging #Able #Limits
We should never forget the two axioms: 'Jesus is with me' and whatever happens, happens by the will of God.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Jesus #Two #Never Forget
The moment I realized God existed, I knew that I could not do othewise than to live for Him Alone...Faith strips the mask from the world and renders meaningless such words as anxiety, danger and fear, so the believer goes through life calmly and peacefully, with profound joy--like a child, hand and hand with his mother.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#God #Faith #Mother
You have only one model, Jesus. Follow, follow, follow him, step by step, imitating him, sharing his life in every way.
-- Charles de Foucauld

#Jesus #Way #Steps

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