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Simone Weil quotes

French Philosopher February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943

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It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing..."
In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. Simone Weil
Affliction hardens and discourages us because, like a red hot iron, it stamps the soul to its very depths with the scorn, the disgust, and even the self-hatred and sense of guilt that crime logically should produce but actually does not. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a..."
Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Two forces rule the universe: light and gravity."
Two forces rule the universe: light and gravity. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "What a country calls its vital... interests are not things..."
What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. Simone Weil
The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation. 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
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can..."
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can..."
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie,..."
When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer."
Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "When I think of the Crucifixion, I commit the sin of envy."
When I think of the Crucifixion, I commit the sin of envy. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of..."
Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought. Simone Weil

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