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Jean Anouilh Quote

“The object of art is to give life a shape.”

— Jean Anouilh

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Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

— Jean Anouilh

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One cannot weep for the entire world. It is beyond human strength. One must choose.

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Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know He is.

— Jean Anouilh

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Christian life is action: not a speculating, not a debating, but a doing. One thing, and only one, in this world has eternity stamped upon it. Feelings pass; resolves and thoughts pass; opinions change. What you have done lasts—lasts in you. Through ages, through eternity, what you have done for Christ, that, and only that, you are.

— F. W. Robertson

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The life of man is made up of action and endurance; and life is fruitful in the ratio in which it is laid out in noble action or in patient perseverance.

— H. P. Liddon

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Activity in the kingdom of God augments the power of spiritual life, and deepens the consciousness of religious realities.

— William Adams

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