“Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.”
— Simone Weil
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Category: truth
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A science which does not bring us
“A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.”
— Simone Weil
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A science which does not bring us
“A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.”
— Simone Weil
Author: Simone Weil
Category: science
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Humanism was not wrong in thinking that
“Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.”
— Simone Weil
Author: Simone Weil
Category: equality
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The only hope of socialism resides in
“The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at.”
— Simone Weil
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Category: hope
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The mysteries of faith are degraded if
“The mysteries of faith are degraded if they are made into an object of affirmation and negation, when in reality they should be an object of contemplation.”
— Simone Weil
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Category: faith
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The only hope of socialism resides in
“The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at.”
— Simone Weil
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Category: society
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We can only know one thing about
“We can only know one thing about God – that he is what we are not. Our wretchedness alone is an image of this. The more we contemplate it, the more we contemplate him.”
— Simone Weil
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Category: alone
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The most important part of teaching is
“The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.”
— Simone Weil
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To want friendship is a great fault.
“To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life.”
— Simone Weil
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Category: art
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What a country calls its vital… interests
“What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war.”
— Simone Weil
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Category: war
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