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About Simone Weil
French philosopher, mystic, political activist and labourer
Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, political activist, and labourer. She is remembered for a body of thought that continued to shape contemporary philosophy after her short life ended. Her writing and thinking centered on religion, spirituality, and politics. Those themes gave her work a lasting reach, especially among readers drawn to serious moral and political reflection.
More from Simone Weil (108 quotes) →More quotes by Simone Weil
- “The future is made of the same stuff as the present.”Simone Weil
- “Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in th…”Simone Weil
- “The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme…”Simone Weil
- “אין אנו בעליו של דבר בעולם הזה, כי המקרה יכול לשלול מאתנו את הכול.”Simone Weil
War: more sayings
- “If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.”Napoleon Bonaparte
- “You will remember me as a little child in another time, during another war, and involving another airplane.”Phan Thi Kim Phuc
- “To the eyes of the American soldiers who drove past, I looked no different from the women around me; and as I…”Arthur Golden
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985