The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometim…

Simone Weil
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The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it. ✨ Simone Weil (2009). Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals), p.43, Routledge
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