If someone does me injury I must desire that this injury shall not degrade me. I must desire this out of love for him who inflicts it, in order that he may not really have done evil.
Simone Weil
Injury, Love, Evil, Moral Response, Inner Strength, Human Forgiveness
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“It is only from the light which streams constantly from heaven that a tree can derive the energy to strike its roots deep into the soil. The tree is in fact rooted in the sky.” Simone Weil
Nature, Spirituality, Growth, Divine Energy, Interconnectedness, Metaphysical Perspective
Simone Weil Nature, Spirituality, Growth, Divine Energy, Interconnectedness, Metaphysical Perspective“A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.” Simone Weil
Beauty Perception, Mirror Truth, Self-Image, Perception, Beauty, Reality
Simone Weil Beauty Perception, Mirror Truth, Self-Image, Perception, Beauty, Reality“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, Needs, Justice, Public Recognition, Institutions, Social Principles
Simone Weil Equality, Needs, Justice, Public Recognition, Institutions, Social Principles“To love purely is to consent to distance.” Simone Weil
Love, Distance, Purity, Consent, Emotional Maturity, Selfless Affection
Simone Weil Love, Distance, Purity, Consent, Emotional Maturity, Selfless Affection“The word 'revolution' is a word for which you kill, for which you die, for which you send the labouring masses to their deaths; but which does not contain any content.” Simone Weil
Revolution, Language, Ideology, Political Critique, Social Commentary, Human Sacrifice
Simone Weil Revolution, Language, Ideology, Political Critique, Social Commentary, Human Sacrifice“Society is the cave. The way out is solitude.” Simone Weil
Society, Cave, Solitude, Social Constraints, Inner Escape, Isolation
Simone Weil Society, Cave, Solitude, Social Constraints, Inner Escape, Isolation“Those who love a cause are those who love the life which has to be led in order to serve it.” Simone Weil
Dedication, Service, Commitment, Passion, Life Purpose, Personal Values
Simone Weil Dedication, Service, Commitment, Passion, Life Purpose, Personal Values“Every kind of reward constitutes a degradation of energy.” Simone Weil
Reward And Energy, Degrading Exchange, Effort Worth, Reward, Energy, Degradation
Simone Weil Reward And Energy, Degrading Exchange, Effort Worth, Reward, Energy, Degradation“Existence is not an end in itself but merely the framework upon which all good, both real and imagined, may be built.” Simone Weil
Existence, Framework, Good, Moral Building, Spiritual Purpose, Life Foundation
Simone Weil Existence, Framework, Good, Moral Building, Spiritual Purpose, Life Foundation“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.” Simone Weil
Attachment, Illusion, Reality, Detachment, Perception, Spiritual Insight
Simone Weil Attachment, Illusion, Reality, Detachment, Perception, Spiritual Insight“In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.” Simone Weil
Anguish, Serenity, Human Struggle, Psychological Insight, Emotional Paradox, Inner Peace
Simone Weil Anguish, Serenity, Human Struggle, Psychological Insight, Emotional Paradox, Inner Peace“The wish to see others suffer exactly what we are suffering. It is because of this that, except in periods of social instability, the spite of those in misfortune is directed against their fellows. That is a factor making for social stability.” Simone Weil
Suffering, Empathy, Social Dynamics, Human Nature, Resentment, Societal Stability
Simone Weil Suffering, Empathy, Social Dynamics, Human Nature, Resentment, Societal Stability“The future is made of the same stuff as the present.” Simone Weil
Future And Present, Timeless Connection, Continuity, Future, Present, Time
Simone Weil Future And Present, Timeless Connection, Continuity, Future, Present, Time“Renunciation is submission to time.” Simone Weil
Time Submission, Life Renunciation, Personal Growth, Spiritual Reflection, Inner Strength, True Wisdom
Simone Weil Time Submission, Life Renunciation, Personal Growth, Spiritual Reflection, Inner Strength, True Wisdom“No human being escapes the necessity of conceiving some good outside himself towards which his thought turns in a movement of desire, supplication, and hope.” Simone Weil
Human Nature, Goodness, Desire, Hope, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Longing
Simone Weil Human Nature, Goodness, Desire, Hope, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Longing“The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes.” Simone Weil
Past Destruction, Historical Insight, Greatest Crime, Life Reflection, Human Heritage, Ethical Wisdom
Simone Weil Past Destruction, Historical Insight, Greatest Crime, Life Reflection, Human Heritage, Ethical Wisdom“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.” Simone Weil
Adversity, Transformation, Spiritual Growth, Personal Development, Resilience, Inner Strength
Simone Weil Adversity, Transformation, Spiritual Growth, Personal Development, Resilience, Inner Strength“Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.” Simone Weil
Good, Evil, Imagination, Reality, Moral Philosophy, Human Perception
Simone Weil Good, Evil, Imagination, Reality, Moral Philosophy, Human Perception