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Simone Weil quotes

French Philosopher February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943

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Simone Weil quote: "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Nothing can have as its destination anything other than its..."
Nothing can have as its destination anything other than its origin. The contrary idea, the idea of progress, is poison. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights."
One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "How many people have been thus led, through lack of..."
How many people have been thus led, through lack of self-confidence, to stifle their most justified doubts? Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "I suffer more from the humiliations inflicted by my country..."
I suffer more from the humiliations inflicted by my country than from those inflicted on her. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries..."
In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest."
The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest. Simone Weil
Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing is easier. And once they are dead they are no more than corpses. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "All sins are attempts to fill voids."
All sins are attempts to fill voids. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly..."
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict..."
Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "I can, therefore I am."
I can, therefore I am. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "Nothing is less instructive than a machine."
Nothing is less instructive than a machine. Simone Weil
Simone Weil quote: "The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to..."
The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know. Simone Weil

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