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Biography - Simone Weil:

French philosopher, mystic and political activist.
Born: 1909 - Died: 1943
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: France
France

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
L’attention est la forme la plus rare et la plus pure de la générosité.

German
Aufmerksamkeit ist die seltenste und reinste Form von Großzügigkeit.




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A man left alone in the universe would have no rights whatever, but he would have obligations.





Beauty is the harmony of chance and the good.












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