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Love: To feel with one’s whole self the existence of another being.

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We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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Escape Ourselves Possession
It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.
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Mistake Ourselves Understand
We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.
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Adversity Grace Religious Transformation Trouble
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
Stars and blossoming fruit-trees: utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.
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Forever Fragile Fruit Star
Patriotism is idolatry of the self.
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Myself One Liner Patriot
The beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.
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Beautiful Environmental Religious Smile World
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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People Religion Revolution
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
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
Love is not consolation, it is light.
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Life Light Love
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.
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Equality Expression Human Need Principle Recognition
Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
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Beautiful Fortunate Sky
Contradiction is the lever of transcendence.
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Contradict Transcendence
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
A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.
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Beautiful Believe Herself Image Ugly Woman

Love: To feel with one’s whole self the existence of another being.

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