Simone Weil Quotes
There Is Something In Our Soul That Loathes True Attention Much More Violently Than Flesh Loathes Fatigue. That Something Is Much Closer To Evil Than Flesh Is. That Is Why, Every Time We Truly Give Our Attention, We Destroy Some Evil In Ourselves. If One Pays Attention With This Intention, Fifteen Minutes Of Attention Is Worth A Lot Of Good Works.
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