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All sins are attempts to fill voids.

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We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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Escape Ourselves Possession
A man thinks he is dying for his country,” said Anatole France, “but he is dying for a few industrialists.” But even that is saying too much. What one dies for is not even so substantial and tangible as an industrialist.
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Country Death Industry Men Thinking
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
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Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
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Beautiful Fortunate Sky
Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.
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Empty Fly Sin
Patriotism is idolatry of the self.
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Myself One Liner Patriot
True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world.
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Beautiful Definition Science True World
The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it.
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Greatness Lying Religion Seek Suffering
Joy is being fully aware of reality.
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Aware Joy Reality
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
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
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
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.
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Compassion Difficult Himself Listening
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
Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
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Attention One Liner Prayer
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

All sins are attempts to fill voids.

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