It is one of the most mysterious penalties of men that they should be forced to confide the most precious of their possessions to things so unstable and ever changing, alas, as words.


The Diary of a Country Priest: A Novel (1936)

Georges Bernanos Quotes

It is one of the most mysterious penalties of men that they should be forced to confide the most precious of their possessions to things so unstable...

It is one of the most mysterious penalties of men that they should be forced to confide the most precious of their possessions to things so unstable...

It is one of the most mysterious penalties of men that they should be forced to confide the most precious of their possessions to things so unstable...

It is one of the most mysterious penalties of men that they should be forced to confide the most precious of their possessions to things so unstable...