Gustave Thibon

The hero wears armor, the saint is naked.

Gustave Thibon (2 September 1903 – 19 January 2001) was a French philosopher. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.

Quotes

Introduction to Gravity and Grace (1947)

  • Here below, God is the feeblest and most destitute of beings; his love, unlike that of idols, does not fill the carnal part of the soul.
    • p. 22
  • The hero wears armor, the saint is naked.
    • p. 23

Unknown work

  • Do not run or fly away in order to become free. Rather, go deeply into the narrow space given you. There you will find God and all things.
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