Simone Weil (3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943) was a French philosopher, Christian mystic, and political activist.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. Use this quote
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. Use this quote
The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit. Use this quote
Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being. Use this quote
The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at. Use this quote
I can, therefore I am. Use this quote
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. Use this quote
Humility is attentive patience. Use this quote
