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Expectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.

Simone Weil

It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.
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Mistake Ourselves Understand
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
Whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.
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Doubt Pain Trying
The world is God’s language to us.
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God Language One Liner World
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
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?
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Friendship Inspirational Love Simplicity Yourself
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
Love: To feel with one’s whole self the existence of another being.
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Existence Feeling Love
We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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Escape Ourselves Possession
Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.
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Empty Fly Sin
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
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Art Destruction Effort Human Noble
The beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.
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Beautiful Environmental Religious Smile World
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
Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
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Goodness Truth Wisdom
War is the supreme form of prestige.
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Form One Liner War
Never react to an evil in such a way as to augment it.
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Evil React Way

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