Abbe Pierre Quotes

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• My family background was deeply Christian.
• When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.
• After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon…
• It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural…
• Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.
• Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.
• I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities.
• The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a…
• What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what…
• It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
• Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.
• The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for…
• Hope is not a matter of age.
• People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with…

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