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Let us be wary of ready-made ideas about cowardice and courage: the same burden weighs infinitely more heavily on some shoulders than on others.
Francois Mauriac
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Francois Mauriac
Age: 84 †
Born: 1885
Born: October 11
Died: 1970
Died: September 1
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What I fear is not being forgotten after my death, but, rather, not being enough forgotten. As we were saying, it is not our books that survive, but our poor lives that linger in the histories.
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Did you ever have a conversation with someone who misunderstood everything you had to say? It's exhausting, and the ironic part is that the more you try and explain yourself, the more mixed up things become. Your best friend knows when you're kidding, venting, and tired. He or she knows you and therefore doesn't read into the things you say.
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The temples of those who deny the Real Presence are like corpses. The Lord was taken away and we do not know where they have laid Him.
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