Paul Tournier quotes

Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. (Paul Tournier)
At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance. View quote
Paul Tournier
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. View quote
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Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual. View quote
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Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. View quote
Paul Tournier
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. View quote
Paul Tournier
It is quite clear that between love and understanding there is a very close link... He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who feels understood feels loved, and one who feels loved feels sure of being understood. View quote
Paul Tournier
The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are. View quote
Paul Tournier
Let us not seek to bring religion to others, but let us endeavor to live it ourselves. View quote
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