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The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded upon the spirituality of work.

Simone Weil

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Simone Weil
Age: 34 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 3
Died: 1943
Died: August 24
Autobiographer
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French Resistance Fighter
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Simone Adolphine Weil
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