The contradictions the mind comes up against, these are the only realities, the criterion of the real. There is no contradiction in… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
“It is incontestable that the void which we grasp with the pincers of contradiction is from on high, for we grasp it… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Contradiction itself, far from always being a criterion of error, is sometimes a sign of truth. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission. — Simone Weil Copy Share
At the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased… — Simone Weil Copy Share
One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering. — Simone Weil Copy Share
In a general way, the literature of the twentieth century is essentially psychological; and psychology consists of describing states of the soul by displaying… — Simone Weil Copy Share
What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it… — Simone Weil Copy Share
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. — Simone Weil Copy Share
To be innocent is to bear the weight of the entire universe. It is to throw away the counterweight. — Simone Weil Copy Share
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the… — Simone Weil Copy Share
A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is… — Simone Weil Copy Share
Only he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love andjustice. — Simone Weil Copy Share
Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy. — Simone Weil Copy Share
