There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
SIMONE WEILThe world is God’s language to us.
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Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
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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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Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
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Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.
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To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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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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The beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.
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If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
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Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
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It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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Modern life is given over to immoderation. Immoderation invades everything: actions and thought, public and private life.
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It is not through the way in which someone speaks about God that I can see whether that person has passed through the crucible of Divine Love, but through the way the person speaks to me about things here on earth.
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The world is God’s language to us.
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Joy is being fully aware of reality.
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