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Simone Weil quotes

French Philosopher February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943

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Simone Weil quote: "In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the..."
In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish. Simone Weil
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile."
To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. Simone Weil
I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which becomes more or less pronounced according to the play of circumstances. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least..."
To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul. Simone Weil
It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human..."
Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility."
Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility. Simone Weil
If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false; so soon as one has got used to not suffering one wants something else. Simone Weil
I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course of the centuries has nourished all of our European civilization, as something that one cannot renounce without becoming degraded. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "If the error is thrust deeply enough into the soul, man cannot..."
If the error is thrust deeply enough into the soul, man cannot but succumb to it. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "The future is made of the same stuff as the present."
The future is made of the same stuff as the present. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for..."
We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them. 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: "Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in..."
Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose. Simone Weil

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