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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) →Keep reading Simone Weil
- “I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which becomes…”Simone Weil
- “A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived b…”Simone Weil
- “To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art o…”Simone Weil
- “To write the lives of the great in separating them from their works necessarily ends by above all stressing t…”Simone Weil
Gratitude: more sayings
- “Sometimes, in rare occasions, when I see a man respects a woman, treats her like another valuable human being…”Kambiz Shabankare
- “Here is perhaps the most delicious turn that comes out of thinking about politics from the standpoint of plac…”Gary Snyder
- “It is better to live life with a daring hope.”Lailah Gifty Akita
Joy: more sayings
- “I would be more familiar with Janet Jackson than I was with the Teardrop Explodes or Joy Division, because I…”Robert Smith
- “I yearn to taste my desire on your lips.”Truth Devour
- “Act in such a way that all those who come in contact with you will go away joyful. Sow happiness about you be…”Maria Faustina Kowalska
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985