One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that …

Simone Weil
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One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering. ✨ Simone Weil (2013). The Notebooks of Simone Weil, p.19, Routledge
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In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. ✨ Simone Weil (2002). Gravity and Grace, p.128, Psychology Press
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One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering. ✨ Simone Weil (2013). The Notebooks of Simone Weil, p.19, Routledge

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