“Man has places in his heart which do not yet exist, and into them enters suffering, in order that they may have existence.””
Quotes by Léon Bloy
“The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.””
“There is only one misery . . . not to be saints.””
The Woman Who Was Poor
“Chance is the modern word for Holy Spirit.””
The Woman Who Was Poor
“Love does not make you weak, because it is the source of all strength, but it makes you see the nothingness of the illusory strength on which you depended before you knew it.””
“Every man who begets a free act projects his personality into the infinite. If he gives a poor man a penny grudgingly, that penny pierces the poor man’s hand, falls, pierces the earth, bores holes in suns, crosses the firmament and compromises the universe. If he begets an impure act, he perhaps darkens thousands of hearts whom he does not know, who are mysteriously linked to him, and who need this man to be pure as a traveler dying of thirst needs the Gospel’s draught of water. A charitable act, an impulse of real pity sings for him the divine praises, from the time of Adam to the end of the ages; it cures the sick, consoles those in despair, calms storms, ransoms prisoners, converts the infidel and protects mankind””
Pilgrim of the Absolute
Léon BloyLéon Bloy was a French novelist, essayist, and polemicist known for his fervent Catholic faith and his passionate, often controversial writing style. Born in a modest family, Bloy faced numerous hards...