[P]ride has no intrinsic substance, being no more than the name given to the soul devouring itself. When that loathsome perversion of love has borne its fruit, it has another, more meaningful and weightier name. We call it hatred. Georges Bernanos More Quotes by Georges Bernanos More Quotes From Georges Bernanos God ordains that beggars should beg for greatness, as for all else, when greatness shines out of them, and they don't know it. Georges Bernanos greatness shining should Only the present counts. Georges Bernanos A large number of suspects, both men and women, escaped martial law for lack of any shred of evidence against them on which a court-martial could convict. So they began setting them free in groups, according to their birth-place. But half-way, the car-load would be emptied into a ditch. Georges Bernanos birth-place law men Money-crimes have an abstract quality. History is laden with the victims of gold, but their remains are odourless. Georges Bernanos crime quality gold I have done no passably decent job in this world which did not at first seem to me useless - absurdly useless, useless to the point of nausea. My secret demon is called:;: What's the use? Georges Bernanos use secret jobs First of all, be what you are. Georges Bernanos Hell is not to love anymore. Georges Bernanos hell The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us. Georges Bernanos Hell, madam, is to love no longer. Georges Bernanos to-love hell love death