Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
SIMONE WEILContradiction is the lever of transcendence.
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Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
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Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty.
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To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
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Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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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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There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
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Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.
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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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Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?
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It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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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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We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.
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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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