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Joy is being fully aware of reality.

Simone Weil

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
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
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
I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.
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Forgiveness Imagination Myself
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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Death Evidence Faith God Injustice Victim
To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
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Human Important Need Recognition Soul
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
A mind enclosed in language is in prison.
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Language Mindset Prison
Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.
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Attention Capability Prayer Simplicity Soul
Patriotism is idolatry of the self.
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Myself One Liner Patriot
The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it.
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Beautiful Eyes Inspirational Ourselves Sea
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.
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Faith Obstacle Religion True
Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word.
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Believe History Murder Word
We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us.
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Escape Ourselves Possession
Stars and blossoming fruit-trees: utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.
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Forever Fragile Fruit Star
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.
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Imagination Life Make Up Reality

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