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Dr. Paul Tournier Quotes
«The real meaning of travel, like that of a conversation by the fireside, is the discovery of oneself through contact with other people, and its condition is self-commitment in the dialogue.»
«Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets.»
«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 as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.»
Author: Dr. Paul Tournier
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«At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance.»
«Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual.»
«It is a lovely thing to have a husband and wife developing together and having the feeling of falling in love again. 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 away from life.»
«Let us not seek to bring religion to others, but let us endeavor to live it ourselves.»
«The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are.»