Occupation: Physician Birth: May 12, 1898 Death: October 7, 1986
The most tragic consequence of our criticism of a man is to block his way to humiliation and grace, precisely to drive him into the mechanisms of sel….
In order to make a success of old age, one must begin it earlier, and not try to postpone it as long as possible. In the middle of life we must stop ….
To be right is dangerous, it has ever been the source of all intolerance..
People are reluctant to talk about old age and death because they are afraid of emotion, and they willingly avoid the things they feel most emotional….
Your manner of life now is already determining your life in those years of old age and retirement, without your realizing it even, and perhaps withou….
The really important thing in life is not the avoidance of mistakes, but the obedience of faith. By obedience, the man is led step by step to correct….
What happens then is like what happens when we separate a jigsaw puzzle into its fuve hundred pieces: The over-all picture disappears. This is the st….
Many ordinary illnesses are nothing but the expression of a serious dissatisfaction with life..
Sickness may be the solemn occasion of God's intervention in a person's life..
Life can become once more a grand adventure if we will surrender it to god. He brings one adventure to an end, only to open another to us. With him w….
Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritu….
We are always looking for a grand program of action full of great ideas, when the thing is to begin by obeying the little ideas..
Let us not seek to bring religion to others, but let us endeavor to live it ourselves..
Where there is no longer any opportunity for doubt, there is no longer any opportunity for faith either..
There are two things we cannot do alone. One is to be married and the other is to be a Christian..
Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets..
No one can develop freely in this world and find a full life without feeling understood by at least one person..
Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it ….
We do not posses God. We find him periodically..
The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are..
That is what marriage really means; helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible and autonomous beings who do not run a….