There are two things we cannot do alone. One is to be married and the other is to be a Christian. Paul Tournier More Quotes by Paul Tournier More Quotes From Paul Tournier People are reluctant to talk about old age and death because they are afraid of emotion, and they willingly avoid the things they feel most emotional about, though these are the very things they most need to talk about. Paul Tournier emotional age people Life can become once more a grand adventure if we will surrender it to god. He brings one adventure to an end, only to open another to us. With him we must be ready for anything. Paul Tournier surrender faith adventure To be right is dangerous, it has ever been the source of all intolerance. Paul Tournier intolerance dangerous source Listen to all the conversations of our world, between nations as well as between individuals. They are, for the most part, dialogues of the deaf. Paul Tournier deaf individual our-world Many ordinary illnesses are nothing but the expression of a serious dissatisfaction with life. Paul Tournier serious expression ordinary Sickness may be the solemn occasion of God's intervention in a person's life. Paul Tournier medical sickness may The price that has to be paid for finding truly personal life is a very high one. It is a price in terms of the acceptance of responsibility. And the awareness of responsibility inevitably leads either to despair or to confession and grace. Paul Tournier miracle responsibility acceptance If there had been no fear of failure, neither would there be any joy in success. Paul Tournier fear-of-failure no-fear joy The most tragic consequence of our criticism of a man is to block his way to humiliation and grace, precisely to drive him into the mechanisms of self justification and into his faults instead of freeing him from them. For him, our voice drowns the voice of God. Paul Tournier block self men God's favorites, especially God's favorites, are not immune from the bewildering times when God seems silent. Where there is no longer any opportunity for doubt, there is no longer any opportunity for faith either. Faith demands uncertainty, confusion. The Bible includes many proofs of God's concern - some quite spectacular - but no guarantess. A guarantee would, after all, preclude faith. Paul Tournier religious faith opportunity Marriage teaches you loyalty, forbearance, self-restraint, meekness, and a great many other things you wouldn't need if you had stayed single. Paul Tournier loyalty self needs We do not posses God. We find him periodically. Paul Tournier posse The real meaning of travel, like that of a conversation by the fireside, is the discovery of oneself through contact with other people, and its condition is self-commitment in the dialogue. Paul Tournier real discovery commitment No one can develop freely in this world and find a full life without feeling understood by at least one person. Paul Tournier understanding feelings world Most illnesses do not, as is generally thought, come like a bolt out of the blue. The ground is prepared for years through faulty diet, intemperance, overwork, and moral conflicts, slowly eroding the subject's vitality. Paul Tournier vitality blue years We are always looking for a grand program of action full of great ideas, when the thing is to begin by obeying the little ideas. Paul Tournier motivation littles ideas In order to make a success of old age, one must begin it earlier, and not try to postpone it as long as possible. In the middle of life we must stop to think, to organize our existence with an eye to a still distant future, instead of allowing ourselves to be entirely sucked into the professional and social whirl. It is then that it is important to give place little by little to less external activities, less technical and more cultural, which will survive the moment of retirement. Paul Tournier eye retirement thinking The really important thing in life is not the avoidance of mistakes, but the obedience of faith. By obedience, the man is led step by step to correct his errors, whereas nothing will ever happen to him if he doesn't get going. Paul Tournier errors mistake men Woe to the man who tries to remain objective and to maintain a wide perspective: every one will label him as an enemy. Paul Tournier perspective men enemy The worst thing is not being wrong, but being sure one is not wrong. Paul Tournier being-wrong worst-things worst
