It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.
Simone Weil
Human Obligation, Hunger Relief, Moral Duty, Assistance, Hunger, Obligation
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“Art has no immediate future, because all art is collective and there is no more collective life.” Simone Weil
Art, Future, Collective Life, Cultural Critique, Artistic Expression, Societal Change
Simone Weil Art, Future, Collective Life, Cultural Critique, Artistic Expression, Societal Change“Culture is an instrument wielded by teachers to manufacture teachers, who, in their turn, will manufacture still more teachers.” Simone Weil
Cultural Cycle, Teacher Influence, Education Chains, Teaching, Culture, Social Structure
Simone Weil Cultural Cycle, Teacher Influence, Education Chains, Teaching, Culture, Social Structure“Time does us violence; it is the only violence.” Simone Weil
Time, Violence, Human Condition, Philosophical Insight, Existential Struggle, Metaphysical Concept
Simone Weil Time, Violence, Human Condition, Philosophical Insight, Existential Struggle, Metaphysical Concept“Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.” Simone Weil
Beauty, Promise, Disappointment, Aesthetics, Philosophical Insight, Human Experience
Simone Weil Beauty, Promise, Disappointment, Aesthetics, Philosophical Insight, Human Experience“There are two forms of friendship: meeting and separation. They are indissoluble. Both of them contain some good, and this good of friendship is unique, for when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation. As both forms contain the same good thing, they are both equally good.” Simone Weil
Friendship, Meeting, Separation, Connection, Emotional Bonds, Human Relationships
Simone Weil Friendship, Meeting, Separation, Connection, Emotional Bonds, Human Relationships“If we apply to the present the point of that desire within us which corresponds to finality, it pierces right through to the eternal.” Simone Weil
Desire, Eternity, Present Moment, Spiritual Insight, Human Longing, Philosophical Concept
Simone Weil Desire, Eternity, Present Moment, Spiritual Insight, Human Longing, Philosophical Concept“Never react to an evil in such a way as to augment it.” Simone Weil
Evil, Reaction, Morality, Wisdom, Self-control, Ethical Behavior
Simone Weil Evil, Reaction, Morality, Wisdom, Self-control, Ethical Behavior“A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action, comparable to that of a rudder: a light pressure at the right moment to counteract the first suggestion of any loss of equilibrium.” Simone Weil
Society, Governance, Balance, Political Philosophy, Social Order, Minimal Intervention
Simone Weil Society, Governance, Balance, Political Philosophy, Social Order, Minimal Intervention“The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running. Where it is lacking there are no real students, but only poor caricatures of apprentices who, at the end of their apprenticeship, will not even have a trade.” Simone Weil
Learning Joy, Educational Philosophy, Lifelong Growth, Passionate Study, Intellectual Development, Student Life
Simone Weil Learning Joy, Educational Philosophy, Lifelong Growth, Passionate Study, Intellectual Development, Student Life“Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.” Simone Weil
Unhappiness Remedy, Attention Giving, Human Connection, Compassion, Unhappiness, Attention
Simone Weil Unhappiness Remedy, Attention Giving, Human Connection, Compassion, Unhappiness, Attention“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“The only way into truth is through one’s own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.” Simone Weil
Truth, Humiliation, Annihilation, Personal Journey, Inner Transformation, Mental Resilience
Simone Weil Truth, Humiliation, Annihilation, Personal Journey, Inner Transformation, Mental Resilience“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“To love purely is to consent to distance, it is to adore the distance between ourselves and that which we love.” Simone Weil
Love, Distance, Purity, Adoration, Emotional Connection, Self-restraint
Simone Weil Love, Distance, Purity, Adoration, Emotional Connection, Self-restraint“It is not my business to think about myself. My business is to think about God. It is for God to think about me.” Simone Weil
God, Self, Thought, Divine Relationship, Spiritual Focus, Human Purpose
Simone Weil God, Self, Thought, Divine Relationship, Spiritual Focus, Human Purpose“Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.” Simone Weil
Evil, Mystery, Pain, Knowledge, Human Experience, Philosophical Insight
Simone Weil Evil, Mystery, Pain, Knowledge, Human Experience, Philosophical Insight“Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.” Simone Weil
Evil, Morality, Perception, Duty, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma
Simone Weil Evil, Morality, Perception, Duty, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma“When a man’s life is destroyed or damaged by some wound or privation of soul or body, which is due to other men’s actions or negligence, it is not only his sensibility that suffers but also his aspiration toward the good. Therefore there has been sacrilege towards that which is sacred in him.” Simone Weil
Life, Damage, Sacrilege, Human Aspiration, Negligence, Soul Wounds
Simone Weil Life, Damage, Sacrilege, Human Aspiration, Negligence, Soul Wounds“Money destroys human roots wherever it is able to penetrate, by turning desire for gain into the sole motive. It easily manages to outweigh all other motives, because the effort it demands of the mind is so very much less. Nothing is so clear and so simple as a row of figures.” Simone Weil
Money, Roots, Desire, Motivation, Human Values, Economic Impact
Simone Weil Money, Roots, Desire, Motivation, Human Values, Economic Impact