Vanier Quotes
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Vanier Quotes & Sayings
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Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness
— 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
Like a butterfly burrowing from its chrysalis, so shall you find your wings, if you only take the time to find yourself.
— L.J. Vanier
We cannot grow spiritually if we ignore our humanness, just as we cannot become fully human if we ignore our spirituality.
— Jean Vanier
The life you have built around you is a reflection of what is within you. If you don't like what you see, go inside.
— L.J. Vanier
Holding onto negativity only hurts you, let it go
— L.J. Vanier
The awakening is finally realizing that you are a part of God, like a single cell that finally sees it is a part of you.
— L.J. Vanier
When you learn how to be alone you'll discover the difference between alone and lonely.
— L.J. Vanier
Your soul is like a flower and your spirit is the seed.
As your spirit grows, the soul blossoms — L.J. Vanier
As your spirit grows, the soul blossoms — L.J. Vanier
An ethics of desire is good news for those of us who have become allergic to an ethics of law.
— Jean Vanier
If light is love, then fear is its shadow
— L.J. 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
Spiritual enlightenment is the ultimate goal for all of humanity, not just a chosen few. Be helpful, not hurtful
— L.J. Vanier
Death is an illusion, life is a dream and you are the creator of your own imagination.
— L.J. Vanier
Righteousness doesn't mean being right. It means showing love, compassion and understanding no matter what you think is right.
— L.J. Vanier
The sky is not the limit. Your mind is.
— L.J. Vanier
Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.
— Jean Vanier
Self worth can only be measured by you, set the bar high
— L.J. Vanier
Let go of the attachment, keep the lesson
— L.J. Vanier
People are longing to rediscover true community. We have had enough of loneliness, independence and competition.
— Jean Vanier
To love someone is to reveal to them their capacities for life, the light that is shining in them.
— Jean Vanier
To invite others to live with us is a sign that we aren't afraid, that we have a treasure of truth and of peace to share.
— Jean Vanier
Those we most often exclude from the normal life of society, people with disabilities, have profound lessons to teach us
— Jean Vanier
The more I think I know, I realize, the more that is left unknown and that's the best part.
— L.J. Vanier
Love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. It means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness.
— Jean Vanier
People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted.
— Jean Vanier
Power always has a direction. It is always downward, towards the weak but power is often confused with what is right
— 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
The belly laugh is the best way to evacuate anguish.
— Jean Vanier
Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness.
— Jean Vanier
To move on, you must surrender to your pain and accept it as your own. Only then will you heal inside.
— L.J. Vanier
I don't always make the best choices, but today I choose compassion over intolerance, sympathy over hatred and love over fear.
— L.J. Vanier
The word love has been so abused by publicity and advertisements that we no longer know really what it means.
— Jean Vanier
Community begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper.
— Jean Vanier
[Happiness] comes when we choose to be who we are, to be ourselves, at this present moment in our lives.
— 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
welcome it
cherish it
don't be afraid
share your death
because thus you will share your love and your life — Jean Vanier
Avoid the poison in your life that brings you turmoil.
— 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