The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a rare... - Weil, Simone

This quote is attributed to Weil, Simone.

"The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a rare and precious thing."

Weil, Simone Kindness

Philosopher-Mystic French-Jewish 1909–1943

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