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Black Robe
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"Black Robe" Quotes

A Jesuit missionary faces cultural clashes and personal challenges as he travels to a remote Huron village in 17th century Canada.

Quotes

They say the snow is the earth's memory. I think it's the memory of the sky.

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naturememory

Is it not true that the most effective way of converting the heathen is to make them afraid?

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religionconversion

The service of Heaven is not to be bought with money.

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religionfaith

And maybe in time, knowing would come. But even then, would it be worth the knowing?

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knowledgeuncertainty

The mind of man is like the autumn moon, forever changing.

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human naturechange

The knowledge of good and evil is a dangerous thing to possess.

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moralityknowledge

In the end, we are all the same. We seek only to understand why we are here.

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human naturepurpose

The pain and hunger of the soul are worse than the pain and hunger of the body.

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spiritualitysuffering

There is peace in the knowledge that we are not alone in our suffering.

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empathysolace

There is a silence in the woods that speaks to the soul.

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natureintrospection