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Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the wrong direction.

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Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty.
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Beautiful Love Origin Purity Radiance
Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Expectation Foundation Life Spiritual
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
Stars and blossoming fruit-trees: utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.
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Forever Fragile Fruit Star
Never react to an evil in such a way as to augment it.
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Evil React Way
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
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.
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Act Hurt Kindness Optimistic Ourselves People
Power is the supreme end for all those who have not understood.
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End Power Understand
To die for God is not a proof of faith in God. To die for an unknown and repulsive convict who is a victim of injustice, that is a proof of faith in God.
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Death Evidence Faith God Injustice Victim
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
Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
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Beautiful Fortunate Sky
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
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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People Religion Revolution
It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.
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Mistake Ourselves Understand
Patriotism is idolatry of the self.
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Myself One Liner Patriot

Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the wrong direction.

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