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Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.

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Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word.
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Believe History Murder Word
Even if our efforts of attention seem for years to be producing no result, one day a light that is in exact proportion to them will flood the soul.
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Day Effort Light Powerful Result Soul
It is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
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Empty Grace
Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.
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Attention Capability Prayer Simplicity Soul
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.
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Imagination Life Make Up Reality
A man thinks he is dying for his country,” said Anatole France, “but he is dying for a few industrialists.” But even that is saying too much. What one dies for is not even so substantial and tangible as an industrialist.
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To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.
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Dangerous Existence Human Tremble
Patriotism is idolatry of the self.
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Myself One Liner Patriot
All sins are attempts to fill voids.
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Inspirational One Liner Sin
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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People Religion Revolution
The glossy surface of our civilization hides a real intellectual decadence.
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It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.
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Mistake Ourselves Understand
Love is not consolation, it is light.
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Life Light Love
Every being cries out in silence to be read differently. Do not be indifferent to these cries.
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Cry Different Reading Silence

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