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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.
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- “In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs.”Simone Weil
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- “We have to believe in a God who is like the true God in everything except that he does not exist, since we ha…”Simone Weil
- “If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But…”Simone Weil
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- “The glory of justice and the majesty of law are created not just by the Constitution - nor by the courts - no…”Robert Kennedy
- “Those who refuse His mercy satisfy His justice in another way. Without His mercy, they cannot love Him. Witho…”Thomas Merton
- “It is when I am convinced about my character that I can do justice to that role.”Dulquer Salmaan
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985