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"Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God."

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

January 1, 1970

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Though often attributed to Chardin, it is found in Letters to His Fiancée (1937), by Léon Bloy, p. 57. "For the people who know the Bible and Tradition and the complete history of humanity, Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God and that is why the Northern peoples, eaten up with sadness, come and visit the Latin countries..."

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Though often attributed to Chardin, it is found in Letters to His Fiancée (1937), by Léon Bloy, p. 57. "For the people who know the Bible and Tradition and the complete history of humanity, Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God and that is why the Northern peoples, eaten up with sadness, come and visit the Latin countries..."