It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance. -Simone Weil

 

It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.


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This quote is just one of 14 total Simone Weil quotes in our collection. Simone Weil is known for saying 'It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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

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All sins are attempts to fill voids.

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To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

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What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war. Petrol is much more likely than wheat to be a cause of international conflict.

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