Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace. -Simone Weil Equality
It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures. -Simone Weil God
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. -Simone Weil Respect
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. -Simone Weil Intelligence
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings. -Simone Weil Equality
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace. -Simone Weil Truth
To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. -Simone Weil Friendship
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace. -Simone Weil Beauty
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice. -Simone Weil Society
Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link. -Simone Weil God
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. -Simone Weil Great
The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit. -Simone Weil Intelligence
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. -Simone Weil History
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it. -Simone Weil Imagination
