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Simone Weil quotes about giving

French Philosopher February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943

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To give up our imaginary position as the center, to renounce it, not only intellectually but in the imaginative part of our soul, that means to awaken to what is real and eternal, to see the true light and hear the true silence. Simone Weil
There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of genius. They give us, in the guise of fiction, something equivalent to the actual density of the real, that density which life offers us every day but which we are unable to grasp because we are amusing ourselves with lies. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Beauty always promises, but never gives anything."
Beauty always promises, but never gives anything. Simone Weil
One can never really give a proof of the reality of anything; reality is not something open to proof, it is something established. It is established just because proof is not enough. It is this characteristic of language, at once indispensable and inadequate, which shows the reality of the external world. Most people hardly ever realize this, because it is rare that the very same man thinks and puts his thought into action. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Men owe us what they imagine they will give us. We must..."
Men owe us what they imagine they will give us. We must forgive them this debt. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world..."
Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself."
To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not..."
Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission. Simone Weil

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