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French Philosopher February 3, 1909 – August 24, 1943

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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
We cannot take a single step towards heaven. It is not In our power to travel in a vertical direction. If however we look heavenward for a long time, God comes and takes us up. He raises us easily. Simone Weil
It is because the will has no power to bring about salvation that the idea of secular morality is an absurdity. What is called morality only depends on the will in what is, so to speak, its most muscular aspect. Religion on the contrary corresponds to desire, and it is desire that saves...To long for God and to renounce all the rest, that alone can save. 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
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: "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

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