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In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Simone Weil

Everything without exception which is of value in me comes from somewhere other than myself, not as a gift but as a loan which must be ceaselessly renewed.
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Exception Gift Loan Value
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.
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Compassion Difficult Himself Listening
A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.
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Beautiful Believe Herself Image Ugly Woman
For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation.
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Each Other Friendship Seperate
True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world.
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Beautiful Definition Science True World
Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.
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Boredom Evil Happiness Imagination Reality
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.
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Equality Expression Human Need Principle Recognition
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
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Human Important Need Recognition Soul
We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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Escape Ourselves Possession
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
The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it.
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Beautiful Eyes Inspirational Ourselves Sea
The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it.
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Greatness Lying Religion Seek Suffering
An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God.
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Aspect Atheist Concentration Love
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.
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Compassionate Humility True

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

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