Simone Weil Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Simone Weil quotes, Simone Weil sayings, and Simone Weil proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God. Simone Weil
Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission. Simone Weil
Punishment is a vital need of the human soul. Simone Weil
Every kind of reward constitutes a degradation of energy. Simone Weil
We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise. Simone Weil
For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation. Simone Weil
Academic work is one of those fields which contain a pearl so precious that it is worth while to sell all our possessions, keeping nothing for ourselves, in order to be able to acquire it. Simone Weil
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. Simone Weil
Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty. Simone Weil
Every atheist is an idolater- unless he is worshipping the true God in his impersonal aspect. The majority of the pious are idolaters. Simone Weil
When a man's life is destroyed or damaged by some wound or privation of soul or body, which is due to other men's actions or negligence, it is not only his sensibility that suffers but also his aspiration toward the good. Therefore there has been sacrilege towards that which is sacred in him. Simone Weil
To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself. Simone Weil
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, "What are you going through? Simone Weil
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal. To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal. Simone Weil
Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty. Simone Weil
Meditation on the chance which led to the meeting of my mother and father is even more salutary than meditation on death. Simone Weil
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil
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. Simone Weil
The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest. Simone Weil
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil
Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life. Rare indeed is the true contact with good and evil. Simone Weil
It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance. Simone Weil
If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false; so soon as one has got used to not suffering one wants something else. Simone Weil
The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. Simone Weil
A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams. Simone Weil
A hurtful act is a transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves. Simone Weil