Charles De Foucauld Sayings

#1. The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.

Charles De Foucauld

#2. 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

#3. All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.

Thomas Browne

#4. I have heard of bloggers who don't accept awards. I accept them with open arms ... why not? When we spread the love and gratitude around, we have more love and gratitude to give.

Katherine Jenkins

#5. Father of mine, I abandon myself to you, make of me that which is pleasing to you. Whatever you might do to me, I thank you.

Charles De Foucauld

#6. In a troubled state we must do as in foul weather upon a river, not think to cut directly through, for the boat may be filled with water; but rise and fall as the waves do, and give way as much as we conveniently can.

John Selden

#7. No veep character is as absurd as Donald Trump.

Sarah Sutherland

#8. 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

#9. Cry the Gospel with your whole life.

Charles De Foucauld

#10. Sometimes the best ideas occur to you while your mind is occupied with something completely different.

David Lagercrantz

#11. Anything that doesn't lead us to that - to better know and serve God - is a waste of time.

Charles De Foucauld

#12. You have only one model, Jesus. Follow, follow, follow him, step by step, imitating him, sharing his life in every way.

Charles De Foucauld

#13. I prefer Christmas, which is everybody's holiday. It's just my nature. I don't like to be zeroed in on en masse.

Joni Mitchell

#14. The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.

Charles De Foucauld

#15. 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

#16. Somewhere inside, we hear a voice. It leads us in the direction of the person we wish to become. But it is up to us whether or not to follow.

Pat Tillman

#17. We should never forget the two axioms: 'Jesus is with me' and whatever happens, happens by the will of God.

Charles De Foucauld

#18. For Foucauld and the Little Brothers, life in the desert was not a flight from the world but rather a school of love and prayer to learn to enter more deeply into humanity. Their goal was to shout the gospel not so much with their mouths as with their lives.

Brennan Manning

#19. 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

#20. To receive the grace of God you must go to the desert and stay awhile.

Charles De Foucauld

#21. What great faith our Lord Jesus Christ asks of us - and how just that is. Do we not owe him such faith? It looks impossible to us, but Jesus is Master of the impossible.

Charles De Foucauld

#22. We ought to step out of our old, hard casing. We think that we are one kind of people, when in fact we are always creating ourselves. We are not fixed. We are constantly becoming, constantly coming into being.

Ben Okri