The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are.
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Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.Paul Tournier
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
At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance.
Paul Tournier
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.
Paul Tournier
No one can develop freely in this world and find a full life without feeling understood by at least one person.
Paul Tournier
In order to really understand, we need to listen, not reply. We need to listen long and attentively. In order to help anybody to open his heart we have to give him time, asking only a few questions, as carefully as possible in order to help him better explain his experience.
Paul Tournier
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