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Simone Weil quotes

French Philosopher February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943

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Simone Weil quote: "The extreme affliction which overtakes human beings does not..."
The extreme affliction which overtakes human beings does not create human misery, it merely reveals it. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "A mind enclosed in language is in prison."
A mind enclosed in language is in prison. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise."
We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness."
Every sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the..."
Sin is not a distance, it is a turning of our gaze in the wrong direction. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all..."
The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes. Simone Weil
A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war,..."
A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like..."
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "The social order, though necessary, is essentially evil,..."
The social order, though necessary, is essentially evil, whatever it may be. Simone Weil
We have to endure the discordance between imagination and fact. It is better to say, “I am suffering,” than to say, “This landscape is ugly. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more..."
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice. Simone Weil
The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other diseases, much more virulent in a hitherto virgin soil. 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
Simone Weil quote: "The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms..."
The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit. Simone Weil

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