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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
- “It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter…”Simone Weil
- “Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and c…”Simone Weil
- “Affliction compels us to recognize as real what we do not think possible.”Simone Weil
- “Humility is attentive patience.”Simone Weil
Explore Humility
- “Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doe…”Steven Yeun
- “Narcissists are everywhere in this ripe age of self-love, which amazes me because so much in life would seem…”Dean Koontz
- “To eat in a monastery refectory is an exercise in humility; daily, one is reminded to put communal necessity…”Kathleen Norris
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985