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Abdication Quote by Simone Weil

“Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication.” quote by Simone Weil — Download Open image

“Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication.”

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Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

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The abdication of Belief Makes the Behavior small- Better an ignis fatuus Than no illume at all.

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