It is a painful thing to say to oneself:.... : Quote by Antonin Sertillanges

“ It is a painful thing to say to oneself: by choosing one road I am turning my back on a thousand others. Everything is interesting; everything might be useful; everything attracts and charms a noble mind; but death is before us; mind and matter make their demands; willy-nilly we must submit and rest content as to things that time and wisdom deny us, with a glance of sympathy which is another act of our homage to the truth. ”

Antonin Sertillanges
  • From : The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit
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