Simone Weil
Simone Weil
Simone Weil; 3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943) was a French philosopher, Christian mystic, and political activist...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth3 February 1909
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
inspirational inspiring real
Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.
inspirational courage suffering
One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering.
inspirational desire movement
No human being escapes the necessity of conceiving some good outside himself towards which his thought turns in a movement of desire, supplication, and hope.
inspirational memorable void
All sins are attempts to fill voids.
love inspirational friendship
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, "What are you going through?
inspirational motivational encouraging
I can, therefore I am.
inspirational motivational respect
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.
teamwork taken sorrow
With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed.
men giving debt
Men owe us what they imagine they will give us. We must forgive them this debt.
pride men intelligent
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.
felt power
Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty.
culture instrument teachers
Culture is an instrument wielded by teachers to manufacture teachers, who, in their turn, will manufacture still more teachers.
peace war wheat
Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.
truth dwelling long
The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.