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

Simone Weil

If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
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Aware Desire Meditation Ourselves
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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People Religion Revolution
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
God’s love for us is not the reason for which we should love him. God’s love for us is the reason for us to love ourselves.
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God Love Ourselves Reason
Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty.
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Beautiful Love Origin Purity Radiance
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Expectation Foundation Life Spiritual
We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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Escape Ourselves Possession
Never react to an evil in such a way as to augment it.
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Evil React Way
In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.
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Angry Grief Production Struggle
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
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Crime Justice Modern Name Wisdom
There is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light.
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Inability Light Mistake Ourselves
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
Contradiction is the lever of transcendence.
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Contradict Transcendence
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?
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Friendship Inspirational Love Simplicity Yourself
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

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

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