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The denser the ignorance, the more enlightened it thinks itself to be.

— Henri de Lubac Paradoxes of Faith (1959)

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Nothing is more ingenious, more obstinate, nastier—indeed, in a sense, more clear sighted, than mediocrity harrying every form of superiority that offends it.

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For a spiritual and metaphysical crisis, only a remedy of the same nature is appropriate.

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Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.

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The most unbending thoughts are the most vulnerable to change.

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