To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
SIMONE WEILEverything without exception which is of value in me comes from somewhere other than myself, not as a gift but as a loan which must be ceaselessly renewed.
More Simone Weil Quotes
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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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The beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.
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All sins are attempts to fill voids.
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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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An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God.
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The virtue of hope is an orientation of the soul towards a transformation after which it will be wholly and exclusively love.
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Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
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Patriotism is idolatry of the self.
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Stars and blossoming fruit-trees: utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.
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Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word.
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Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.
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Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.
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It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.
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Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.
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Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.
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