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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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When a mans life is destroyed or damaged by some wound or privation of soul or body, which is due to other mens actions or negligence, it is not only his sensibility that suffers but also his aspiration toward the good. Therefore there has been sacrilege towards that which is sacred in him. – Simone Weil

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Hurt, Injury
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The only way into truth is through ones own annihilation through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. – Simone Weil

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Truth
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Every new development for the last three centuries has brought men closer to a state of affairs in which absolutely nothing would be recognized in the whole world as possessing a claim to obedience except the authority of the State. The majority of people in Europe obey nothing else. – Simone Weil

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State
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Other Quotes from
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If you do what you love, youll never work a day in your life. – Marc Anthony

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work

What are people going to do? Fire me? Ive been fired before. Not book me? Ive been out of work before. I dont care. – Joan Rivers

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work

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work. – Plato

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work

Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with. – Stevie Wonder

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work

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