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The feeding of those that are hungry is a form of contemplation.

Simone Weil

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Simone Weil
Age: 34 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 3
Died: 1943
Died: August 24
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French Resistance Fighter
Philosopher
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Paris
France
Simone Adolphine Weil
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Feeding
Contemplation
Hungry
Compassion

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