Simone Weil about Intelligence : The intelligent man who is proud of his

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Simone Weil about Intelligence

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.

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Work

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the...
War

What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its...
War

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything including war except for a...
Truth

Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it or thinks he does as it is...
Truth

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation through dwelling a...
Teacher

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.
Society

There is one and only one thing in modern society more hideous than crime...
Respect

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems...
Power

In the intellectual order the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less...
Power

Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity even...

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