Charles Foucauld Quotes

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

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. I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have.

David Chase

#4. We have had some great shows this summer, the Jammin Against the Darkness event was pretty incredible and it was good to see everyone at the festivals. Today we head to South Dakota for the start of the tour with Falling Up, The Wedding and Mainstay.

John Reuben Zappin

#5. Show me your dreams. Let me make them come true.

Elizabeth Lowell

#6. I wondered if it would've been too subtle to wear a T-shirt that said thank you for your interest, but I am no longer dating.
I knew Todd, wasn't a huge fan of reading, but he did like to stare at my shirts.

Elizabeth Eulberg

#7. 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

#8. I hate everything about traveling but I love to explore new locations so I wish I could snap and arrive somewhere whenever the need or impulse would arise.

Melissa Joan Hart

#9. 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

#10. It's not your fault," Carlisle comforted me with a chuckle. "It could happen to anyone."
"Could," I repeated. "But it usually just happens to me.

Stephenie Meyer

#11. The best friends are those you can argue with but love anyway.

Ruth Ann Nordin

#12. Cry the Gospel with your whole life.

Charles De Foucauld

#13. Love while you've love to give.
Live while you've got life to live.

Piet Hein

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

Charles De Foucauld

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

Charles De Foucauld

#16. The ability to take misfortune and make something good come of it is a rare gift. Those who possess it are ..said to have resilience or courage.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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

Charles De Foucauld

#18. 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

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

Charles De Foucauld

#20. Humanity is a parade of fools, and I am at the front of it, twirling a baton.

Dean Koontz

#21. 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

#22. 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

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

Charles De Foucauld

#24. I wasn't a very good teacher.

Amos Lee

#25. 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

#26. When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that doesn't work.

Richard Donner