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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.

The virtue of hope is an orientation of the soul towards a transformation after which it will be wholly and exclusively love.

Simone Weil
Soul, Transformation, Virtue
Simone Weil (2014). “Letter to a Priest”, p.37, Routledge

To wish to escape from solitude is cowardice. Friendship is not to be sought, not to be dreamed, not to be desired; it is to be exercised (it is a virtue).

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Solitude, Wish, Virtue
Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.67, Psychology Press

The simultaneous existence of opposite virtues in the soul like pincers to catch hold of God.

Simone Weil
Opposites, Soul, Virtue
Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.102, Psychology Press

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