Quotemeal: Jul. 18th, 1947

Friday, July 18, 1947

"To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal."
— Simone Weil

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"Man does not rule over evil except when he refuses to do it. When he has truly done evil, he is its servant."
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"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
"Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day."
Henri Nouwen

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Illustration of Simone Weil — "To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal."

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