What did Simone Weil mean by: The miser deprives himself of his treasure because of his desire for it. Simone Weil Philosopher · France Copy
We cannot take a step toward the heavens. God crosses the universe and comes to us. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Connection, Faith, Transcendence, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
Beauty is a fruit which we look at without trying to seize it. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Appreciation, Desire, Transience, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
The work of art which I do not make, none other will ever make. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Creativity, Ownership, Uniqueness, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
In this world we live in a mixture of time and eternity. Hell would be pure time. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Eternity, Hell, Time, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Acceptance, Beauty, Reality, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Importance, Rootedness, Soul, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
In reality nothing is so beautiful as the good, nothing is so monotonous and boring as evil. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Beauty, Evil, Good, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
We only possess what we renounce; what we do not renounce escapes from us. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Escape, Possession, Renunciation, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
The heart desires, the hand refrains. The Godhead fires, the soul attains. William Morris Designer · England
We are valued in this world at the rate we desire to be valued. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
A wife loves out of duty, and duty leads to constraint, and constraint kills desire. Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
