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In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Simone Weil

Joy is being fully aware of reality.
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Aware Joy Reality
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
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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Himself Intelligence Men Pride Proud
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
An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God.
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Aspect Atheist Concentration Love
For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation.
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Each Other Friendship Seperate
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
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Beautiful Forever Nature
Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.
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Compassionate Humility True
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
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People Religion Revolution
At the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased by any object in this world.
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Goodness Heart Human Object World
Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes this void.
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Empty Grace Inspirational Space
We are like plants which have the one choice of being in or out of the light.
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Choice Light Oneself Plant
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
Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.
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Dangerous Existence Human Tremble
Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.
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Duty Evil Necessary Philosophy Power

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

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