Simone Weil's Quote - In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more

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In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. – 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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Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link. – Simone Weil

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

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