Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanoswas a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was critical of bourgeois thought and was opposed to what he identified as defeatism. He thought this led to France's eventual occupation by Germany in 1940 during World War II. Most of his novels have been translated into English and frequently published in both Great Britain and the United States...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 February 1888
CountryFrance
Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.
The worst, the most corrupting of lies, are problems poorly stated,
Hell is not to love anymore.
[T]he cradle is shallower than the grave.
God knows that we should not despise anything. We must do our best.
The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us.