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If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.

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Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.
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Empty Fly Sin
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
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Crime Justice Modern Name Wisdom
Never react to an evil in such a way as to augment it.
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Evil React Way
Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
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Beautiful Fortunate Sky
Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Expectation Foundation Life Spiritual
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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People Religion Revolution
Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes this void.
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Empty Grace Inspirational Space
Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty.
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Beautiful Love Origin Purity Radiance
Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
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Goodness Truth Wisdom
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
There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.
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Beauty Heart Human Pain Wisdom
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?
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Friendship Inspirational Love Simplicity Yourself
Modern life is given over to immoderation. Immoderation invades everything: actions and thought, public and private life.
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Action Life Modern Private Public Thinking
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
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

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