Francoise Mallet-Joris quotes

“Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.”
-- Francoise Mallet-Joris

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“Possessing faith is not convenient. You still have to live it.”
-- Francoise Mallet-Joris

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“Really, one has some friends, and when one comes to think about it it is impossible to tell how one ever became friendly with them.”
-- Francoise Mallet-Joris

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“Bread sets free; but does not necessarily set free for good ends -- that dear illusion of so many generous hearts. It sets a man free to choose: it often sets free for the bad, but man has a right to that choice and to that evil, without which he is no longer a man.”
-- Francoise Mallet-Joris

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“As applied to substance abuse, the cognitive approach helps individuals to come to grips with the problems leading to emotional distress and to gain a broader perspective on their reliance on drugs for pleasure and/or relief from discomfort.”

Source : Aaron T. Beck, Fred D. Wright, Cory F. Newman, Bruce S. Liese (2011). “Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse”, p.47, Guilford Press

“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.”

Source : "Life In the Open Sea". Book by William M. Stephens (p. 21), 1972.

“Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“When you look at the Moon, you think, ‘I’m really small. What are my problems?’ It sets things into perspective. We should all look at the Moon a bit more often.”

“There is not a command God gives to His children for which He does not provide the enablement for obedience.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers

“History does not eliminate grievances. It lays them down like landmines.”

“Oh, wonderful. I killed his father. He hates me. He knows how to make bombs. Come on, Wedge, how does this story end?”

Source : Michael A. Stackpole, Aaron Allston (2016). “The X-Wing Series: Star Wars Legends 10-Book Bundle: Rogue Squadron, Wedge's Gamble, The Krytos Trap, The Bacta War, Wraith Squadron ,Iron Fist, Solo Command, Isard's Revenge, Starfighters of Adumar, Mercy Kill”, p.1629, Del Rey

“Valor would cease to be a virtue, if there were no injustice.”

“Justice is the most "political" or institutional of the virtues. The legitimacy of a state rests upon its claim to do justice.”

Source : "Justice". Introduction to the book edited by Alan Ryan, 1993.

“Virtues are dispositions not only to act in particular ways, but also to feel in particular ways. To act virtuously is not, as Kant was later to think, to act against inclination; it is to act from inclination formed by the cultivation of the virtues.”

Source : Alasdair MacIntyre (2013). “After Virtue”, p.175, A&C Black