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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) →Other sayings from Simone Weil
- “To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.”Simone Weil
- “Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attenti…”Simone Weil
- “Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.”Simone Weil
- “It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of…”Simone Weil
God: more sayings
- “My parents were atheists, strong atheists. I never got the answer 'God.'”Barbara Ehrenreich
- “We need God’s great-grace in all spheres of life.”Lailah Gifty Akita
- “On a superficial level, self-esteem techniques and a tough "refusal to allow others to hurt me" tactic may wo…”Justin S. Holcomb & Lindsey A. Holcomb
Love: more sayings
- “She had seen the almost-human Orona, who was orphaned and alone in the world, a woman whom Cain had plucked o…”Jennifer Silverwood
- “I love comedy, but it's dramas that stick with me.”Bill Hader
- “To inquire and to learn is the function of the mind, By learning I do not mean the mere cultivation of memory…”Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985