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Simone Weil quotes about life

French Philosopher February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943

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Simone Weil quote: "Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has..."
Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has to be led in order to serve it. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a..."
To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. Simone Weil
When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder. 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
The national interest cannot be defined as a common interest of the industrial, commercial, and financial companies of a country, because there is no such common interest; nor can it be defined as the life, liberty, and well-being of the citizens, because they are continually being adjured to sacrifice their well-being, their liberty, and their lives to the national interest. In the end a study of modern history leads to the conclusion that the national interest of every State consists in its... Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Every perfect life is a parable invented by God."
Every perfect life is a parable invented by God. Simone Weil
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of..."
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure."
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. Simone Weil

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