The beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.
SIMONE WEILTruth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
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It is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
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Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the wrong direction.
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Love is not consolation, it is light.
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The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?
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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.
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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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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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Joy is being fully aware of reality.
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Patriotism is idolatry of the self.
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Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
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Whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.
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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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Modern life is given over to immoderation. Immoderation invades everything: actions and thought, public and private life.
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