We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the gra…

Simone Weil
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We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.
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One does not play Bach without having done scales. But neither does one play a scale merely for the sake of the scale. ✨ Simone Weil (2002). Gravity and Grace, p.124, Psychology Press
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Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. ✨ Simone Weil (2009). Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals), p.36, Routledge
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