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
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“One might lay down as a postulate: All conceptions of God which are incompatible with a movement of pure charity are false. All other conceptions of him, in varying degree, are true.” Simone Weil
Theology, Charity, Divinity, Spirituality, Religious Philosophy, Moral Values
Simone Weil Theology, Charity, Divinity, Spirituality, Religious Philosophy, Moral Values“For the action of grace in our hearts is secret and silent.” Simone Weil
Grace, Spirituality, Introspection, Faith, Inner Peace, Divine Influence
Simone Weil Grace, Spirituality, Introspection, Faith, Inner Peace, Divine Influence“For the soldier death is the future, the future his profession assigns him. Yet the idea of man’s having death for a future is abhorrent to nature. Once the experience of war makes visible the possibility of death that lies locked up in each moment, our thoughts cannot travel from one day to the next without meeting death’s face.” Simone Weil
Soldier’s Future, War Realities, Facing Mortality, Death Awareness, Human Nature, War Reflections
Simone Weil Soldier’s Future, War Realities, Facing Mortality, Death Awareness, Human Nature, War Reflections“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“I only read what I am hungry for at the moment when I have an appetite for it, and then I do not read, I eat.” Simone Weil
Passionate Reading, Intellectual Appetite, True Learning, Knowledge Hunger, Personal Growth, Inner Fulfillment
Simone Weil Passionate Reading, Intellectual Appetite, True Learning, Knowledge Hunger, Personal Growth, Inner Fulfillment“It is precisely those artists and writers who are most inclined to think of their art as the manifestation of their personality who are in fact the most in bondage to public taste.” Simone Weil
Art, Creativity, Authenticity, Public Opinion, Self-expression, Artistic Integrity
Simone Weil Art, Creativity, Authenticity, Public Opinion, Self-expression, Artistic Integrity“History is a tissue of base and cruel acts in the midst of which a few drops of purity sparkle at long intervals.” Simone Weil
History, Cruelty, Purity, Humanity, Moral Reflection, Historical Perspective
Simone Weil History, Cruelty, Purity, Humanity, Moral Reflection, Historical Perspective“The sum of the particular intentions of God is the universe itself.” Simone Weil
Divine Universe, Intentional Creation, Cosmic Insight, Spiritual Reflection, Life Perspective, Faith Wisdom
Simone Weil Divine Universe, Intentional Creation, Cosmic Insight, Spiritual Reflection, Life Perspective, Faith Wisdom“When I think of the Crucifixion, I commit the sin of envy.” Simone Weil
Crucifixion, Envy, Sin, Spiritual Reflection, Religious Sentiment, Personal Confession
Simone Weil Crucifixion, Envy, Sin, Spiritual Reflection, Religious Sentiment, Personal Confession“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“The Cross of Christ is the only gateway to knowledge.” Simone Weil
Spiritual Wisdom, Christian Belief, Divine Truth, Faithful Journey, Sacred Learning, Cross Reflection
Simone Weil Spiritual Wisdom, Christian Belief, Divine Truth, Faithful Journey, Sacred Learning, Cross Reflection“How many people have been thus led, through lack of self-confidence, to stifle their most justified doubts?” Simone Weil
Self-confidence, Doubt, Justification, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Psychological Barriers
Simone Weil Self-confidence, Doubt, Justification, Personal Growth, Critical Thinking, Psychological Barriers“We must love all facts, not for their consequences, but because in each fact God is there present.” Simone Weil
Facts, God, Presence, Divine Truth, Spiritual Acceptance, Reality
Simone Weil Facts, God, Presence, Divine Truth, Spiritual Acceptance, Reality“Truth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.” Simone Weil
Truth, Goodness, Human Motivation, Philosophical Insight, Moral Philosophy, Epistemology
Simone Weil Truth, Goodness, Human Motivation, Philosophical Insight, Moral Philosophy, Epistemology“The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest.” Simone Weil
Ecstasy, Attention, Mindfulness, Consciousness, Peak Experience, Mental Focus
Simone Weil Ecstasy, Attention, Mindfulness, Consciousness, Peak Experience, Mental Focus“True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world.” Simone Weil
Science, Beauty, World, Knowledge, Nature, Philosophical Perspective
Simone Weil Science, Beauty, World, Knowledge, Nature, Philosophical Perspective“Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing is easier. And once they are dead they are no more than corpses.” Simone Weil
Power Of Ideas, Force Reflection, Intellectual Fragility, Ideological Conflict, Historical Insight, Human Strength
Simone Weil Power Of Ideas, Force Reflection, Intellectual Fragility, Ideological Conflict, Historical Insight, Human Strength“Justice, truth, and beauty are sisters and comrades. With three such beautiful words we have no need to look for any others.” Simone Weil
Justice, Truth, Beauty, Comradeship, Ideal Words, Human Values
Simone Weil Justice, Truth, Beauty, Comradeship, Ideal Words, Human Values