There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a sa… - Léon Bloy

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There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint.

Léon Bloy

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Léon Bloy (11 July 1846 – 3 November 1917), was a French novelist, essayist, pamphleteer and poet.

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Alternative Names: Léo Bloy • Léon Henri Marie Bloy • Le Mendiant ingrat • Mendiant ingrat • Le Pèlerin de l'absolu • Pèlerin de l'absolu

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Woe to him who has not begged!
There is nothing more exalted than to beg.
God begs. The Angels beg. Kings, Prophets, and Saints beg.

Of the truths which embarrass him he thinks it better to remain unaware.

You had hoped that the beloved and noble images flowing from your heart would serve as a river to carry to God many another heart! But, as you see, people are afraid of getting wet.

There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint. - Léon Bloy

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