It seemed to me certain, and I still think so today, that one can neve…

Simone Weil
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It seemed to me certain, and I still think so today, that one can never wrestle enough with God if one does so out of pure regard for the truth. Christ likes us to prefer truth to him because, before being Christ, he is truth. If one turns aside from him to go toward the truth, one will not go far before falling into his arms. ✨ Simone Weil (2009). Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals), p.15, Routledge
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