Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.
Simone Weil
Art Consumption, Local Creation, Original Context, Art, Wine, Origin
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“I have never caused anyone to weep. I have never spoken with a haughty voice. I have never made anyone afraid. I have never been deaf to words of justice and truth.” Simone Weil
Kindness, Humility, Compassion, Justice, Moral Character, Personal Integrity
Simone Weil Kindness, Humility, Compassion, Justice, Moral Character, Personal Integrity“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“The supernatural virtue of justice consists of behaving exactly as though there were equality when one is the stronger in an unequal relationship.” Simone Weil
Justice, Equality, Virtue, Morality, Social Relationships, Ethical Behavior
Simone Weil Justice, Equality, Virtue, Morality, Social Relationships, Ethical Behavior“Of these three sorts of lies – lying to the party, lying to the public, lying to oneself – the first is by far the least evil. Yet if belonging to a party compels one to lie all the time, in every instance, then the very existence of political parties is absolutely and unconditionally an evil.” Simone Weil
Honesty, Politics, Deception, Integrity, Political Parties, Moral Dilemma
Simone Weil Honesty, Politics, Deception, Integrity, Political Parties, Moral Dilemma“One recognises that the partisan spirit makes people blind, makes them deaf to justice, pushes even decent men cruelly to persecute innocent targets. One recognises it, and yet nobody suggests getting rid of the organisations that generate such evils.” Simone Weil
Partisanship, Justice, Persecution, Human Nature, Social Critique, Moral Responsibility
Simone Weil Partisanship, Justice, Persecution, Human Nature, Social Critique, Moral Responsibility“All the natural movements of the soul are controlled by laws analogous to those of physical gravity. Grace is the only exception.” Simone Weil
Soul, Gravity, Grace, Natural Laws, Spiritual Exception, Divine Force
Simone Weil Soul, Gravity, Grace, Natural Laws, Spiritual Exception, Divine Force“I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.” Simone Weil
Self-awareness, Forgiveness, Identity, Human Nature, Psychological Insight, Spiritual Growth
Simone Weil Self-awareness, Forgiveness, Identity, Human Nature, Psychological Insight, Spiritual Growth“Fire destroys that which feeds it.” Simone Weil
Destruction, Paradox, Nature, Consumption, Metaphor, Transformation
Simone Weil Destruction, Paradox, Nature, Consumption, Metaphor, Transformation“Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.” Simone Weil
Life, Perfection, Divinity, Spirituality, Existence, Religious Philosophy
Simone Weil Life, Perfection, Divinity, Spirituality, Existence, Religious Philosophy“The social order, though necessary, is essentially evil, whatever it may be.” Simone Weil
Order, Evil, Society, Social Necessity, Structural Flaws, Moral Conflict
Simone Weil Order, Evil, Society, Social Necessity, Structural Flaws, Moral Conflict“Justice consists in seeing that no harm is done to men. Whenever a man cries inwardly: 'Why am I being hurt?' harm is being done to him. He is often mistaken when he tries to define the harm, and why and by whom it is being inflicted on him. But the cry itself is infallible.” Simone Weil
Justice, Harm, Suffering, Humanity, Moral Philosophy, Social Responsibility
Simone Weil Justice, Harm, Suffering, Humanity, Moral Philosophy, Social Responsibility“Every new development for the last three centuries has brought men closer to a state of affairs in which absolutely nothing would be recognized in the whole world as possessing a claim to obedience except the authority of the State. The majority of people in Europe obey nothing else.” Simone Weil
State Power, Obedience, Historical Development, Political Philosophy, Social Critique, Individual Autonomy
Simone Weil State Power, Obedience, Historical Development, Political Philosophy, Social Critique, Individual Autonomy“All mediocrity flies from the light.” Simone Weil
Mediocrity, Light, Truth, Personal Growth, Spiritual Illumination, Moral Courage
Simone Weil Mediocrity, Light, Truth, Personal Growth, Spiritual Illumination, Moral Courage“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“Science is voiceless; it is the scientists who talk.” Simone Weil
Science, Voiceless, Scientists, Interpretation, Human Influence, Knowledge Expression
Simone Weil Science, Voiceless, Scientists, Interpretation, Human Influence, Knowledge Expression“Modern life is given over to immoderation. Immoderation invades everything: actions and thought, public and private life.” Simone Weil
Life Immoderation, Societal Reflection, Modern Challenges, Overindulgence, Human Struggles, Ethical Insight
Simone Weil Life Immoderation, Societal Reflection, Modern Challenges, Overindulgence, Human Struggles, Ethical Insight“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 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“Either God is not all-powerful, or God is not absolutely good, or God does not command wherever He has the power to do so. So the existence of evil here below, far from being a proof against the reality of God, is what reveals Him to us in truth.” Simone Weil
Theodicy, Divinity, Evil, Philosophical Paradox, Religious Philosophy, Moral Dilemma
Simone Weil Theodicy, Divinity, Evil, Philosophical Paradox, Religious Philosophy, Moral Dilemma