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When we judge, we are pushing people away; we are creating a wall, a barrier. When we forgive we are destroying barriers, we come closer to others. — Jean Vanier

Every human being is a mixture of light and darkness, trust and fear, love and hate. — Jean Vanier

Our humanity is so beautiful, but it needs to be transformed — Jean Vanier

All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves. — Jean Vanier

Every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. (23-24) — Jean Vanier

We cannot grow spiritually if we ignore our humanness, just as we cannot become fully human if we ignore our spirituality. — Jean Vanier

To forgive is a gift of God that permits us to let go of our past hurts. — Jean Vanier

When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them. — Jean Vanier

[Happiness] comes when we choose to be who we are, to be ourselves, at this present moment in our lives. — Jean Vanier

When children are loved, they live off trust; their bides and hearts open up to those who respect and love them, who understand and listen to them. — Jean Vanier

I am struck by how sharing our weakness and difficulties is more nourishing to others than sharing our qualities and successes. — Jean Vanier

There is nothing stronger than a heart which loves and is freely given. — Jean Vanier

Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief, in their own gifts. — Jean Vanier

We are not called by God to do extraordinary things, but to do ordinary things with extraordinary love. — Jean Vanier

Every human activity can be put at the service of the divine and of love. We should all exercise our gift to build community. — Jean Vanier

Weakness, recognized, accepted, and offered, is at the heart of belonging, so it is at the heart of communion with another. — Jean Vanier

Avoid the poison in your life that brings you turmoil. — Jean Vanier

We work for peace every time we exercise authority with wisdom and authentic love. — Jean Vanier

An ethics of desire is good news for those of us who have become allergic to an ethics of law. — Jean Vanier

Look at your own poverty
welcome it
cherish it
don't be afraid
share your death
because thus you will share your love and your life — Jean Vanier

If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices. — Jean Vanier

A tension or difficulty can signal the approach of a new grace of God. But it has to be looked at wisely and humanly. — Jean Vanier

Community begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper. — Jean Vanier

The word love has been so abused by publicity and advertisements that we no longer know really what it means. — Jean Vanier

A Christian community should do as Jesus did: propose and not impose. Its attraction must lie in the radiance cast by the love of brothers. — Jean Vanier

Growth will come as we come closer to people who are different from us and as we learn to welcome and listen even to those who trigger off our pain. — Jean Vanier

To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance. — Jean Vanier

He who is or has been deeply hurt has a RIGHT to be sure he is LOVED. — Jean Vanier

The strong need the weak as much as the weak need the strong — Jean Vanier

Wisdom is something that comes, little by little, through a lot of listening. — Jean Vanier

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness. — Jean Vanier

The belly laugh is the best way to evacuate anguish. — Jean Vanier