If I said that God did not send me, I should condemn myself; truly God did send me. Joan of Arc More Quotes by Joan of Arc More Quotes From Joan of Arc Far rather would I sit and sew beside my poor mother, for this thing is not of my condition. But I must go, and I must do this thing, because my Lord will have it so. Rather now than tomorrow, and tomorrow than the day after! Joan of Arc tomorrowlordmother Even little children repeat that oftentimes people are hanged for having told the truth. Joan of Arc littleschildrenpeople It is true I wished to escape; and so I wish still: is not this lawful for all prisoners? Joan of Arc prisonerstillswish Truly, if you were to tear me limb from limb and separate my soul from my body, I would not say anything more. If I did say anything, afterwards I would always declare that you made me say it by force! Joan of Arc tearssoulsay-anything If I am not, may God place me there; if I am, may God so keep me. I should be the saddest in all the world if I knew that I were not in the grace of God. But if I were in a state of sin, do you think the Voice would come to me? I would that every one could hear the Voice as I hear it. Joan of Arc voicegracethinking The poor folk gladly came to me, for I did them no unkindness, but helped them as much as I could. Joan of Arc unkindnessfolkspoor I shall last a year, and but little longer: we must think to do good work in that year. Four things are laid upon me: to drive out the English; to bring you to be crowned and anointed at Reims; to rescue the Duke of Orléans from the hands of the English; and to raise the siege of Orléans. Joan of Arc handsyearsthinking It is true that the king has made a truce with the duke of Burgundy for fifteen days and that the duke is to turn over the city of Paris at the end of fifteen days. Yet you should not marvel if I do not enter that city so quickly. Joan of Arc pariscitieskings Men are sometimes hanged for telling the truth. Joan of Arc telling-the-truthsometimesmen The Maid and her soldiers will have the victory. Therefore the Maid is willing that you, Duke of Bedford, should not destroy yourself. Joan of Arc victorysoldierwar Do you know whether or not you are in God's grace? Joan: If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me. Joan of Arc graceknowsmay [Responding to trick query about whether she believed herself in a state of grace:] If I am not, may it please God to bring me into it; if I am, may He preserve me in it. Joan of Arc gracewisdommay
