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Currency Quote by Simone Weil

“Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.” quote by Simone Weil — Download Open image

“Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.”

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