--- title: "4 André Trocmé Quotes - Famous Pastor" description: "French pastor who resisted the Nazi Holocaust (1901–1971)... | André Trocmé and his wife, Magda, were a French couple who have been designated Righteous..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b102/author-andr-trocm-68501.jpg" --- ![Portrait of André Trocmé](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b102/author-andr-trocm-68501.jpg) # André Trocmé (1901–1971) Pastor **4** quotes in **37** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet André Trocmé was a pastor. ## Quick Facts About André Trocmé Born April 7, 1901 Died June 5, 1971 Profession Pastor ## About André Trocmé French pastor who resisted the Nazi Holocaust (1901–1971)... \| André Trocmé and his wife, Magda, were a French couple who have been designated Righteous Among the Nations for saving thousands of people from Nazi persecution. For 15 years, André served as a Protestant pastor in the French town of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, on the Plateau Vivarais-Lignon, in south-ce ## Quotes by André Trocmé > [“If I have been a fatalist, and have been a pessimistic child who awaits death every day, and who almost seeks it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-trocm/if-i-have-been-a-fatalist-and-have-been-a-pessimistic-child-who/) André Trocmé [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/andr-trocm-68501_believed_if-i-have-been-a-fatalist-and-have-been_452915.jpg) > [A curse on him who begins in gentleness. He shall finish in insipidity and cowardice, and shall never step foot in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-trocm/a-curse-on-him-who-begins-in-gentleness-he-shall-finish-in-insipidity/) Andre Trocme [Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/andr-trocm-68501_christianity_a-curse-on-him-who-begins-in-gentleness_719802.png) > [Look hard for ways to make little moves against destructiveness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-trocm/look-hard-for-ways-to-make-little-moves-against-destructiveness/) Andre Trocme [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/andr-trocm-68501_destructiveness_look-hard-for-ways-to-make-little-moves_1676473.png) > [All who affirm the use of violence admit it is only a means to achieve justice and peace. But peace and justice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-trocm/all-who-affirm-the-use-of-violence-admit-it-is-only-a-means-to/) Andre Trocme [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/andr-trocm-68501_abandon_all-who-affirm-the-use-of-violence-admit_1983128.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andr-trocm/#itemlist", "name": "André Trocmé Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If I have been a fatalist, and have been a pessimistic child who awaits death every day, and who almost seeks it out, if I have opened myself slowly and late to happiness, and if I am still a somber man, incapable of laughing whole-heartedly, if it's because you left me that June 24th upon that road. \"But if I have believed in eternal realities ... if I have thrust myself toward them, it is also because I was alone, because you were no longer there to be my God, to fill my heart with your abundant and dominating life.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "André Trocmé" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andr-trocm/if-i-have-been-a-fatalist-and-have-been-a-pessimistic-child-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/andr-trocm-68501_believed_if-i-have-been-a-fatalist-and-have-been_452915.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/andr-trocm-68501_believed_if-i-have-been-a-fatalist-and-have-been_452915.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/andr-trocm-68501_believed_if-i-have-been-a-fatalist-and-have-been_452915.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I have been a fatalist, and have been a pessimistic child who awaits death every day, and who almost…” — André Trocmé", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A curse on him who begins in gentleness. 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