Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the sain…

Simone Weil
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Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a new saintliness, itself also without precedent. ✨ Simone Weil (2009). Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals), p.28, Routledge
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