The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the conde…

Simone Weil
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The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. ✨ Simone Weil (2015). Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings, p.26, Wipf and Stock Publishers
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