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True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world.
Simone WeilSimone Weil The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?
Simone WeilSimone Weil All sins are attempts to fill voids.
Simone WeilSimone Weil 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.
Simone WeilSimone Weil Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
Simone WeilSimone Weil Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word.
Simone WeilSimone Weil There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
Simone WeilSimone Weil Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
Simone WeilSimone Weil Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
Simone WeilSimone Weil At the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased by any object in this world.
Simone WeilSimone Weil 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.
Simone WeilSimone Weil 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.
Simone WeilSimone Weil To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
Simone WeilSimone Weil Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.
Simone WeilSimone Weil Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
Simone WeilSimone Weil Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
Simone WeilSimone Weil
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The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
John MuirJohn Muir We do not have to romanticize our past in order to be aware of how it seeds our present.
Audre LordeAudre Lorde Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.
Bruce LeeBruce Lee Anger is better. There is a sense of being in anger. A reality and presence. An awareness of worth. It is a lovely surging.
Toni MorrisonToni Morrison You must be aware that the reward for labour, and quantity of labour, are quite disparate things.
Karl MarxKarl Marx On the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.
Audrey HepburnAudrey Hepburn Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot.
Bruce LeeBruce Lee Observe what is with undivided awareness.
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