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Every perfect life is a parable invented by God
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"Every perfect life is a parable invented by God"

- Simone Weil

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This quote by Simone Weil suggests that every life, no matter how best it may appear, is a lesson developed by God. Weil suggests that God has a plan for each people and that our lives are a representation of that strategy. She suggests that our lives are a parable, a story with an ethical, that God has developed for us to learn from. Weil's quote motivates us to search for the much deeper meaning in our lives and to recognize that our lives belong to a larger story. Weil's quote advises us that our lives are not just about our own individual successes and failures, however that our lives become part of a bigger story that God has actually developed. Weil's quote motivates us to try to find the divine in our lives and to acknowledge that our lives become part of a larger story.

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France Flag This quote is written / told by Simone Weil between February 3, 1909 and August 24, 1943. He/she was a famous Philosopher from France. The author also have 65 other quotes.

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