Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.
SIMONE WEIL
SIMONE WEIL
Simone Weil on kindness
Simone Weil82 quotes“Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.”
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