We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their b…

Simone Weil
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We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits - and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful. ✨ Simone Weil (2009). Formative Writings (Routledge Revivals), p.124, Routledge
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We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits - and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful. ✨ Simone Weil (2009). Formative Writings (Routledge Revivals), p.124, Routledge

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