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Robert Hugh Benson Quotes

1871–1914 England

Robert Hugh Benson (18 November 1871 – 19 October 1914) was an English Catholic priest and writer.

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She has been taught to hold herself in, and not to show her feelings; and that, I think, is as much a drawback sometimes as wearing the heart upon the sleeve.

By What Authority? (1905)

There is no obstinacy like religious obstinacy; for the spiritual man encourages himself in his wrong course, by a conviction that he is following Divine guidance.

The Friendship of Christ (1912)

Real love seeks not to possess, but to be possessed; not, so to speak, to devour the beloved, to satisfy self with the beloved, but the exact contrary—to be devoured and to satisfy.

Christ in the Church (1911)

The whole of Nature exists on the principle of vicarious suffering; and to reject Christianity because of the doctrine of the Atonement is to reject Nature itself on the same account.

Christ in the Church (1911)

We all win from God exactly what we deserve. We all get from God exactly what we really want of Him.

Christ in the Church (1911)

Surely the King of Love needed no herald when Himself was here.

By What Authority? (1905)

In these days, when there is so much enterprise, money has become, as it were, a living thing that grows; or at the least a tool that can be used.

By What Authority? (1905)

The tragedy of a child over a broken doll is not less poignant than the anguish of a worshipper over a broken idol, or of a king over a ruined realm.

By What Authority? (1905)

Nothing is so bad as not trusting God.

By What Authority? (1905)

The Three Evangelical Counsels shall be the foundation of the Rule, to which we add a fourth intention, namely, that of a desire to receive the crown of martyrdom and a purpose of embracing it.

Lord of the World (1907)

The man who says, 'Unless I feel, I will not believe,' is as narrow and foolish as the man who says, 'Unless I understand, I will not believe.'

Christ in the Church (1911)

The moment a soul recognises that there may be a Joy in Pain which is absent from Pleasure, she has taken the first step towards the practical solution of the Problem of Pain.

Christ in the Church (1911)

Z or Saint Zita, the good kitchen-maid;
She prayed, and she prayed, and she prayed, and she prayed.

An Alphabet of Saints (1906)

The process of digestion in every organism separates the healthy and useful from the harmful and useless elements.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

The individual saves his life by losing it, and realises the meaning of his own identity only by merging it in the commonwealth.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

It is marvellous how our Lord sets His seal upon all that we do, if we will but attend to His working, and not think too highly upon what we do ourselves.

The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary (1906)

Men are once more acting along the lines which are, after all, those sanctioned by our Blessed Lord Himself in the words, "By their fruits you shall know them."

The Mustard Tree (1912)

Individuals cannot cohere closely unless they sacrifice something of their individuality.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

One can do no more than gather the straws that float on the surface, and try to trace the course and meaning of their movements.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

To assimilate blindfold will sooner or later end in poisoning.

Maxims from the Writings of Mgr. Benson (1915)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Hugh Benson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.