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
pride men intelligent
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.
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.
faith-in-god injustice victim
To die for God is not a proof of faith in God. To die for an unknown and repulsive convict who is a victim of injustice, that is a proof of faith in God.
sacred needs truth-is
The need for truth is more sacred than any other need.
nursing compassion listening
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.
machines
Nothing is less instructive than a machine.
purity ability contemplating
Purity is the ability to contemplate defilement.
opposites transcendental contradictory
The demonstrable correlation of opposites is an image of the transcendental correlation of contradictories.
innocence ifs
What hope is there for innocence if it is not recognized?
men giving debt
Men owe us what they imagine they will give us. We must forgive them this debt.
obstacles source consolation
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith.