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Gabriela Mistral Quotes

1889–1957 Chile

Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (Latin American Spanish: [luˈsila ɣoˈðoj alkaˈʝaɣa]; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjela misˈtɾal]), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator, and Catholic. She was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order or Third Franciscan order.

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Love beauty, which is God's shadow across the universe.

There is no atheist art. Even if you do not love the Creator, you will affirm him, creating in his likeness.

Little feet of children,
two tiny suffering jewels,
how can people pass
and not see you!

Now in the middle of my days I glean
this truth that has a flower's freshness:
life is the gold and sweetness of wheat,
hate is brief and love immense.

The German, Polish, or Lithuanian Jew has been deprived of the sacred right to escape and be free.

Message About the Jews (1935)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gabriela Mistral (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.