People act as though our mission were to secure the triumph of truth, whereas our sole mission is fight for it. The wish to be victorious is so natural that when it clothes itself in the desire for the triumph of truth, the two are often confused, an
A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.
A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.
Console-toi, tu ne me chercherais pas si tu ne m'avais trouve . Comfort yourself.You would not seek me if you had not found me.
All that tends not to charity is figurative. The sole aim of the Scripture is charity.
Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.