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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.

Simone Weil

Even if our efforts of attention seem for years to be producing no result, one day a light that is in exact proportion to them will flood the soul.
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Day Effort Light Powerful Result Soul
I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.
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Forgiveness Imagination Myself
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
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Attention Caring Generosity Kindness Purity
A mind enclosed in language is in prison.
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Language Mindset Prison
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
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
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Crime Justice Modern Name Wisdom
Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
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Beautiful Forever Nature
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
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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Expectation Foundation Life Spiritual
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
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Aware Desire Meditation Ourselves
The world is God’s language to us.
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God Language One Liner World
Purity is the ability to contemplate defilement.
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Ability One Liner Purity
It is only from the light which streams constantly from heaven that a tree can derive the energy to strike its roots deep into the soil. The tree is in fact rooted in the sky.
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Heaven Light Nature Root Sky Tree
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
Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.
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Attention Giving Happiness Inspirational People

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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