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God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.

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It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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People Religion Revolution
Whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.
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Doubt Pain Trying
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
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
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
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
Stars and blossoming fruit-trees: utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.
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Forever Fragile Fruit Star
Love is not consolation, it is light.
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Life Light Love
It is only from the light which streams constantly from heaven that a tree can derive the energy to strike its roots deep into the soil. The tree is in fact rooted in the sky.
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Heaven Light Nature Root Sky Tree
Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.
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Empty Fly Sin
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Never react to an evil in such a way as to augment it.
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Evil React Way
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
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Attention Caring Generosity Kindness Purity
The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it.
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Greatness Lying Religion Seek Suffering
An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God.
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Aspect Atheist Concentration Love
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

God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.

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