More Quotes by Henri-Frédéric Blanc
The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.
Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve a victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.
To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
He who is silent is forgotten; he who does not advance falls back; he who stops is overwhelmed; out distanced, crushed; he who ceases t grow becomes smaller; he who leaves off, gives up; the condition of standing still is the beginning of the end.
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.
Every man is a priest, even involuntarily; his conduct is an unspoken sermon, which is forever preaching to others.
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
