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> [“To get rid of a few problems in general health, to increase one's capacity for work, to make one's character gentler and stronger, to free oneself of various complexes, to create in oneself a whole atmosphere of calm and silence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-d-chanet/to-get-rid-of-a-few-problems-in-general-health-to-increase-one-s/)

[Jean Déchanet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-d-chanet/)

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## More by Jean Déchanet

> [“We do not have to look about us very far or for very long to realize the disastrous effects produced on the inner life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-d-chanet/we-do-not-have-to-look-about-us-very-far-or-for-very-long-to-realize/)

[Jean Déchanet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-d-chanet/)

> [“God forbid that I should boast of being poor, gentle, and meek. But I am striving to attain these virtues. Every day the exercises,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-d-chanet/god-forbid-that-i-should-boast-of-being-poor-gentle-and-meek-but-i-am/)

[Jean Déchanet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-d-chanet/)

> [“Nowadays, to be sure, we are more “comprehensive.” In particular, we pay more attention to the body. It may even be that we go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-d-chanet/nowadays-to-be-sure-we-are-more-comprehensive-in-particular-we-pay/)

[Jean Déchanet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-d-chanet/)

> [“To get rid of a few problems in general health, to increase one's capacity for work, to make one's character gentler and stronger, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-d-chanet/to-get-rid-of-a-few-problems-in-general-health-to-increase-one-s/)

[Jean Déchanet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-d-chanet/)

> [“By becoming clearly contemplative in a matter of weeks, my prayer had been given a particular and novel cast; and this was matched by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-d-chanet/by-becoming-clearly-contemplative-in-a-matter-of-weeks-my-prayer-had/)

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