Modern war appears as a struggle led by all the State apparatuses and their general staffs against all men old enough to… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
One can never really give a proof of the reality of anything; reality is not something open to proof, it is something… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
It is not for man to seek, or even to believe in, God. He only has to refuse his ultimate love to… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
It seemed to me certain, and I still think so today, that one can never wrestle enough with God if one does… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
It is not enough that France should be regarded as a country which enjoys the remains of a freedom acquired long ago.… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a… — 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 Image
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 Image
One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
To be innocent is to bear the weight of the entire universe. It is to throw away the counterweight. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
