Pain Quotes by Jean Vanier

8 Pain quotes by Jean Vanier

Jean Vanier’s brief collection on pain feels like a compassionate whisper, each quote a small reminder of resilience. The short list makes his gentle wisdom easy to revisit whenever needed.

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The people with the best sense of what is essential to a community, of what gives and maintains its spirit, are often…

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'Going home' is a journey to the heart of who we are, a place where we can be ourselves and welcome the…

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Each person with his or her history of being accepted or rejected, with his or her past history of inner pain and…

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It is my belief that in our mad world where there is so much pain, rivalry, hatred, violence, inequality, and oppression, it…

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We don't know what to do with our own pain, so what to do with the pain of others? We don't know…

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I do not believe we can truly enter into our own inner pain and wounds and open our hearts to others unless…

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Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also justice. But to grow in love requires work -- hard work.…

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To be lonely is to feel unwanted and unloved, and therefor unloveable. Loneliness is a taste of death. No wonder some people…

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...Individualistic material progress and the desire to gain prestige by coming out on top have taken over from the sense of fellowship, compassion and…

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To invite others to live with us is a sign that we aren't afraid, that we have a treasure of truth and of peace…

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People are longing to rediscover true community. We have had enough of loneliness, independence and competition.

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The person in misery does not need a look that judges and criticizes but a comforting presence that brings peace and hope and life…

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All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves.

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To be free is to put justice, truth and service to others over and above our personal gain or our need for recognition, power,…

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If we love (the poor) people, we want to identify with them and share with them.

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“Sympathies and antipathies . . . Human friendships can very quickly become a club of mediocrities, enclosed in mutual flattery and approval, preventing people…

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A community is only a community when the majority of its members are making the transition from 'the community for myself' to 'myself for…

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Each person is sacred, no matter what his or her culture, religion, handicap, or fragility. Each person is created in God’s image; each one…

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But let us not put our sights too high. We do not have to be saviours of the world! We are simply human beings,…

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Each human being, however small or weak, has something to bring to humanity. As we start to really get to know others, as we…

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“Have patience . . . We are not the masters of our own feelings of attraction or revulsion; these come from places in ourselves…

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The people with the best sense of what is essential to a community, of what gives and maintains its spirit, are often doing very…

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