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If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what

If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire. – Simone Weil

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If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe. – Simone Weil

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It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but the way in. – Arthur Christopher Benson

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Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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