"Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude……" — Henri Nouwen
"Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self."
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Henri Nouwen
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343 Quotes by Henri Nouwen
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In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.
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Life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.
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Real grief is not healed by time... if time does anything, it deepens our grief. The longer we live, the…
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When everything is dark, when we are surrounded by despairing voices, when we do not see any exits, then we…
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...When you can look into the face of human beings and you have enough light to recognize them as your…
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Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is…
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