Joy is being fully aware of reality.
SIMONE WEILThere is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light.
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Whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.
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We are like plants which have the one choice of being in or out of the light.
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Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.
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We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.
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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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To die for God is not a proof of faith in God. To die for an unknown and repulsive convict who is a victim of injustice, that is a proof of faith in God.
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Love is not consolation, it is light.
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If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.
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Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Power is the supreme end for all those who have not understood.
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Love: To feel with one’s whole self the existence of another being.
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War is the supreme form of prestige.
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To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.
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There is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light.
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