God alone is capable of loving God. We can only consent to give up our own feelings so as to allow free passage in our soul for this love. That is the meaning of denying oneself. We are created for this consent, and for this alone.
Simone Weil
Divine Love, Self Denial, Spiritual Reflection, Human Purpose, Life Philosophy, Inner Submission
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More Simone Weil Quotes
“Misfortunes leave wounds which bleed drop by drop even in sleep; thus little by little they train man by force and dispose him to wisdom in spite of himself. Man must learn to think of himself as a limited and dependent being; and only suffering teaches him this.” Simone Weil
Human Suffering, Wisdom Through Pain, Limited Existence, Dependence, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Simone Weil Human Suffering, Wisdom Through Pain, Limited Existence, Dependence, Personal Growth, Wisdom“There is an easiness in salvation which is more difficult to us than all our efforts.” Simone Weil
Effortless Salvation, Human Resistance, Spiritual Ease, Salvation, Human Struggle, Spirituality
Simone Weil Effortless Salvation, Human Resistance, Spiritual Ease, Salvation, Human Struggle, Spirituality“When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder.” Simone Weil
Class, Murder, Authority, Dehumanization, Spiritual Exclusion, Social Injustice
Simone Weil Class, Murder, Authority, Dehumanization, Spiritual Exclusion, Social Injustice“The essential characteristic of the first half of the twentieth century is the growing weakness, and almost the disappearance, of the idea of value.” Simone Weil
Value, Century, Weakness, Disappearance, Historical Trends, Intellectual Evolution
Simone Weil Value, Century, Weakness, Disappearance, Historical Trends, Intellectual Evolution“It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down.” Simone Weil
Just Victory, Post-War Order, Cause And Effect, Victory, Justice, Peace
Simone Weil Just Victory, Post-War Order, Cause And Effect, Victory, Justice, Peace“To be innocent is to bear the weight of the entire universe. It is to throw away the counterweight.” Simone Weil
Innocence, Responsibility, Moral Burden, Philosophical Insight, Human Condition, Metaphor
Simone Weil Innocence, Responsibility, Moral Burden, Philosophical Insight, Human Condition, Metaphor“Evil is license, and that is why it is monotonous: everything has to be drawn from ourselves. One is condemned to false infinity. That is hell itself.” Simone Weil
Evil, License, Monotony, False Infinity, Self-Derivation, Eternal Struggle
Simone Weil Evil, License, Monotony, False Infinity, Self-Derivation, Eternal Struggle“God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.” Simone Weil
Divinity, Mercy, Spiritual Experience, Faith, Religious Conviction, Personal Testimony
Simone Weil Divinity, Mercy, Spiritual Experience, Faith, Religious Conviction, Personal Testimony“We are like plants that have the one choice of being in or out of the light.” Simone Weil
Choice, Spirituality, Growth, Metaphor, Human Nature, Free Will
Simone Weil Choice, Spirituality, Growth, Metaphor, Human Nature, Free Will“The miser deprives himself of his treasure because of his desire for it.” Simone Weil
Miser, Treasure, Desire, Self-Deprivation, Human Obsession, Materialism
Simone Weil Miser, Treasure, Desire, Self-Deprivation, Human Obsession, Materialism“Such is the power of might. Its power to transform man into a thing double and it cuts both ways; it petrifies differently but equally the souls of those who suffer it, and of those who wield it.” Simone Weil
Might’s Power, Transformation, Dual Impact, Power, Suffering, Control
Simone Weil Might’s Power, Transformation, Dual Impact, Power, Suffering, Control“To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.” Simone Weil
Power, Possession, Defilement, Moral Corruption, Spiritual Integrity, Human Actions
Simone Weil Power, Possession, Defilement, Moral Corruption, Spiritual Integrity, Human Actions“Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose.” Simone Weil
Concrete Liberty, Freedom Of Choice, Individual Rights, Liberty, Autonomy, Human Potential
Simone Weil Concrete Liberty, Freedom Of Choice, Individual Rights, Liberty, Autonomy, Human Potential“Only he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love and justice.” Simone Weil
Force, Love, Justice, Respect, Moral Capacity, Power Dynamics
Simone Weil Force, Love, Justice, Respect, Moral Capacity, Power Dynamics“God is not present, even if we invoke him, where the afflicted are merely regarded as an occasion for doing good. They may even be loved on this account, but then they are in their natural role, the role of matter and of things. We have to bring to them in their inert, anonymous condition a personal love... In true love it is not we who love the afflicted in God; it is God in us who loves them.” Simone Weil
God, Love, Affliction, Presence, Divine Love, Personal Connection
Simone Weil God, Love, Affliction, Presence, Divine Love, Personal Connection“Love for our neighbor, being made of creative attention, is analogous to genius.” Simone Weil
Love, Creativity, Attention, Compassion, Human Connection, Spiritual Insight
Simone Weil Love, Creativity, Attention, Compassion, Human Connection, Spiritual Insight“Death. An instantaneous state, without past or future. Indispensable for entering eternity.” Simone Weil
Death, Eternity, Instantaneous, State, Temporal Concepts, Existential Reflection
Simone Weil Death, Eternity, Instantaneous, State, Temporal Concepts, Existential Reflection“When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door.” Simone Weil
Contradiction, Truth, Deception, Insight, Philosophical Paradox, Personal Growth
Simone Weil Contradiction, Truth, Deception, Insight, Philosophical Paradox, Personal Growth“Humility consists in knowing that in what we call 'I' there is no source of energy by which we can rise. Everything, without exception, that is of value in me comes from somewhere other than myself, not as a gift, but as a loan which must be ceaselessly renewed.” Simone Weil
Humility, Self-awareness, Gratitude, Spirituality, Personal Growth, Self-reflection
Simone Weil Humility, Self-awareness, Gratitude, Spirituality, Personal Growth, Self-reflection“Belief in immortality is harmful because it is not in our power to conceive of the soul as really incorporeal. So this belief is in fact a belief in the prolongation of life, and it robs death of its purpose.” Simone Weil
Immortality, Soul, Belief, Death’s Purpose, Spiritual Misconception, Human Limits
Simone Weil Immortality, Soul, Belief, Death’s Purpose, Spiritual Misconception, Human Limits