Algebra Quote by Simone Weil

“Algebra and money are essentially levelers; the first intellectually, the second effectively.”

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Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission.

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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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The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest.

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To be innocent is to bear the weight of the entire universe. It is to throw away the counterweight.

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Only he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love andjustice.

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