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Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.

Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.

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Emptiness, Sin
Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.22, Psychology Press

Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the wrong direction.

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Distance, Sin, Wrong Direction
Simone Weil (2009). “Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)”, p.41, Routledge

Sin is nothing else but the failure to recognize human wretchedness.

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Sin, Humans, Wretchedness
Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.122, Psychology Press

The real sin of idolatry is always committed on behalf of something similar to the State.

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Real, Independence, Sin
Simone Weil (2003). “The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind”, p.115, Routledge

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