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Them Quotes by Jean Vanier
- We all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel that they are incapable of…
- It is my belief that in our mad world where there is so much pain, rivalry, hatred, violence, inequality, and oppression, it is people who…
- In the end, the most important thing is not to do things for people who are poor and in distress, but to enter into relationship…
- When children are loved, they live off trust; their bides and hearts open up to those who respect and love them, who understand and listen…
- The poor are always prophetic. As true prophets always point out, they reveal God's design. That is why we should take time to listen to…
- One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals. When…
- When people love each other, they are content with very little. When we have light and joy in our hearts, we don't need material wealth.…
- To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance.
- When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.
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- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
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