Jean Vanier quotes - page 2

The great thing about people with intellectual disabilities is that they're not people who discuss philosophy... What they want is fun and laughter, to do things together and fool around, and laughter is at the heart of community. (Jean Vanier)
If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices. View quote
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Community is a sign that love is possible in a materialistic world where people so often either ignore or fight each other. It is a sign that we don't need a lot of money to be happy--in fact, the opposite. View quote
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Jesus is the starving, the parched, the prisoner, the stranger, the naked, the sick, the dying. Jesus is the oppressed, the poor. To live with Jesus is to live with the poor. To live with the poor is to live with Jesus. View quote
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Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also justice. But to grow in love requires work -- hard work. And it can bring pain because it implies loss -- loss of the certitudes, comforts, and hurts that shelter and define us. View quote
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A Christian community should do as Jesus did: propose and not impose. Its attraction must lie in the radiance cast by the love of brothers. View quote
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It is only when we stand up, with all our failings and sufferings, and try to support others rather than withdraw into ourselves, that we can fully live the life of community. View quote
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All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves. View quote
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People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted. View quote
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Every human activity can be put at the service of the divine and of love. We should all exercise our gift to build community. View quote
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.. we will continue to despise people until we have recognized, loved, and accepted what is despicable in ourselves. So that, then we go down, what is it that is despicable in ourselves? And there are some elements despicable in ourselves, which we don't want to look at, but which are part of our natures, that we are mortal. (Jean Vanier)
We are very fragile in front of the future. Accidents and sicknesses is the reality. We are born in extreme weakness and our life will end in extreme weakness. So this, people don't want to hold on to that. They want to prove something. They want security. They want to have big bank accounts and all that sort of stuff. But then also, hold lots of fears within us. View quote
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Love is to recognize that the other person is a person, is precious, is important and has value.. Each one has a gift to bring to others. Each one has his or her mission in the larger family of humanity. Each one reveals the secret face of God. View quote
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We are not called by God to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things with extraordinary love. View quote
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Jean Vanier

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Photo: Photo by Kotukaran, cropped by Gabriel Sozzi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Canadian Humanitarian
Born: September 10, 1928
Died: May 7, 2019
Quotes count: 39
Wikipedia: Jean Vanier

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