Quotes By Simone Weil

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being. by Simone Weil

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication. by Simone Weil

Beauty always promises, but never gives anything. by Simone Weil

An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God. by Simone Weil

The future is made of the same stuff as the present. by Simone Weil

Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God does. by Simone Weil

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. by Simone Weil

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. by Simone Weil

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. by Simone Weil

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life. by Simone Weil

A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless. by Simone Weil

I can, therefore I am. by Simone Weil