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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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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
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.
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Compassion Difficult Himself Listening
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
Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word.
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Believe History Murder Word
God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.
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Mercy Myself Rich Touch Wealth
Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
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Beautiful Fortunate Sky
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.
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Doubt Pain Trying
Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.
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Equality God Gratitude Inspirational Love Purity Suffering
It is much easier to imagine ourselves in the place of God the Creator than in the place of Christ crucified.
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Creation God Imagination Ourselves Place
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.
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Hands Kindness Money Pain Reach Suffering
It is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
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Empty Grace
There is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light.
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Inability Light Mistake Ourselves
The world is God’s language to us.
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God Language One Liner World
Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
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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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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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