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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
- “I can, therefore I am.”Simone Weil
- “More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that ever…”Simone Weil
- “To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the…”Simone Weil
- “Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty.”Simone Weil
More Belief quotes
- “I don't hold with paddlin' with the occult," said Granny firmly. "Once you start paddlin' with the occult you…”Terry Pratchett
- “Our beliefs create the kind of world we believe in. We project our feelings, thoughts and attitudes onto the…”John Bradshaw
- “If you believe it, it happens. If you don't, it doesn't. When you believe him, you put your own power in his…”Jerry Spinelli
More God quotes
- “I do not claim to be a healer: only God is the Healer.”Phindiwe Nkosi
- “I want to help kids and I've been blessed with this talent from God, and I feel like I'm supposed to be givin…”Avery Bradley
- “What's simple is that everything good comes from God, and everything bad comes from man. Where it gets compli…”Criss Jami
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985