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We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Simone 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.
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Goodness Heart Human Object World
All sins are attempts to fill voids.
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Inspirational One Liner Sin
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
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Attention Caring Generosity Kindness Purity
Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty.
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Beautiful Love Origin Purity Radiance
Every being cries out in silence to be read differently. Do not be indifferent to these cries.
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Cry Different Reading Silence
We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.
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Adversity Grace Religious Transformation Trouble
The virtue of hope is an orientation of the soul towards a transformation after which it will be wholly and exclusively love.
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Hope Love Soul Transformation Virtue
Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.
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Attention Giving Happiness Inspirational People
Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word.
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Believe History Murder Word
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
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
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
Power is the supreme end for all those who have not understood.
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End Power Understand
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

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

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