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

Simone Weil

When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder.
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Authority Class Life Men Murder People Spiritual
It is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
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Empty Grace
War is the supreme form of prestige.
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Form One Liner War
Whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.
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Doubt Pain Trying
A man thinks he is dying for his country,” said Anatole France, “but he is dying for a few industrialists.” But even that is saying too much. What one dies for is not even so substantial and tangible as an industrialist.
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Country Death Industry Men Thinking
The glossy surface of our civilization hides a real intellectual decadence.
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Civilization Intellectual Ourselves Reality
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Power is the supreme end for all those who have not understood.
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End Power Understand
Joy is being fully aware of reality.
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Aware Joy Reality
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
Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.
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Compassionate Humility True
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
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
Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
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Goodness Truth Wisdom
Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty.
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Beautiful Love Origin Purity Radiance
Even if our efforts of attention seem for years to be producing no result, one day a light that is in exact proportion to them will flood the soul.
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Day Effort Light Powerful Result Soul

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