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The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization fou

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. – Simone Weil

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To write the lives of the great in separating them from their works necessarily ends by above all stressing their pettiness, because it is in their work that they have put the best of themselves. – Simone Weil

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A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again – Simone Weil

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Will it, and set to work briskly. – Friedrich Schiller

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A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself. – Jose Marti

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I think the one thing this picture shows thats new is the psychological disproportion of the kids demands on the parents. Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too. – James Dean

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The father figure is something I love, but also suffocate from and want to work against. – Ang Lee

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