The Capacity To Give One's Attention To A Sufferer Is A Very Rare And Difficult Thing; It Is Almost A Miracle; It Is A Miracle. Nearly All Those Who Think They Have The Capacity Do Not Possess It. - SearchQuotes

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The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have the capacity do not possess it.

Simone Weil

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