What did Simone Weil mean by: Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being. Simone Weil Philosopher · France Copy
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Connection, Science, Spirituality, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
The world needs saints who have genius, just as a plague-stricken town needs doctors. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Genius, Necessity, Saints, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
The world is the closed door. It is a barrier. And at the same time it is the way through. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Barrier, Duality, Way, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
Religion as a source of consolation is an obstacle to true faith. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Consolation, Faith, Obstacle, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Courage, Leadership, Self-discipline, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Autonomy, Choice, Freedom, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Creation, Preservation, Symbolism, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
Love: To feel with one’s whole self the existence of another being. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simone Weil, Connection, Empathy, Existence, 0 Simone Weil Philosopher · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A blockhead cannot come in, nor go away, nor sit, nor rise, nor stand, like a man of sense. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Religion is the everlasting dialogue between humanity and God. Art is its soliloquy. Franz Werfel Novelist · Austria
