"Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.
Simone Weil
Petroleum, Conflict, Geopolitics, Resources, International Relations, Economic Warfare
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Self-Renunciation | Moral Philosophy | Existential Yearning | Human Motivation | Prison | Self-Image | Human Desire | Cultural Cycle | Evil | Sophists | Cognitive Limitations | Eternal Struggle | Epistemology | Mutual Forgiveness | Feelings | Habit | Physics | Life Value | Pride | National Pain | More
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“Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.” Simone Weil
Humanism, Grace, Liberty, Infinite Value, Truth Pursuit, Divine Aid
Simone Weil Humanism, Grace, Liberty, Infinite Value, Truth Pursuit, Divine Aid“If one were to entrust the organisation of public life to the devil, he could not invent a more clever device.” Simone Weil
Society, Evil, Organization, Social Critique, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight
Simone Weil Society, Evil, Organization, Social Critique, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight“We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits – and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful.” Simone Weil
Submission Reflection, Human Conditioning, Awakening Thought, Inner Struggles, Life Awareness, Emotional Growth
Simone Weil Submission Reflection, Human Conditioning, Awakening Thought, Inner Struggles, Life Awareness, Emotional Growth“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“If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.” Simone Weil
Desire, Possession, Self-discovery, Introspection, Inner Fulfillment, Personal Truth
Simone Weil Desire, Possession, Self-discovery, Introspection, Inner Fulfillment, Personal Truth“Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.” Simone Weil
Prisoners, Wall, Separation, Communication, God Connection, Spiritual Link
Simone Weil Prisoners, Wall, Separation, Communication, God Connection, Spiritual Link“Beauty is a fruit which we look at without trying to seize it.” Simone Weil
Fruitful Beauty, Non-Possessive, Aesthetic Appreciation, Beauty, Simplicity, Appreciation
Simone Weil Fruitful Beauty, Non-Possessive, Aesthetic Appreciation, Beauty, Simplicity, Appreciation“Contradiction is the lever of transcendence.” Simone Weil
Contradiction, Transcendence, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Growth, Human Potential, Cognitive Development
Simone Weil Contradiction, Transcendence, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Growth, Human Potential, Cognitive Development“It is not through the way in which someone speaks about God that I can see whether that person has passed through the crucible of Divine Love, but through the way the person speaks to me about things here on earth.” Simone Weil
Spirituality, Divine Love, Human Interaction, Discernment, Religious Authenticity, Earthly Matters
Simone Weil Spirituality, Divine Love, Human Interaction, Discernment, Religious Authenticity, Earthly Matters“An imaginary perfection is automatically at the same level as I who imagine it neither higher nor lower.” Simone Weil
Perfection, Imagination, Self-perception, Reality, Philosophical Concept, Human Limitations
Simone Weil Perfection, Imagination, Self-perception, Reality, Philosophical Concept, Human Limitations“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“Contradiction itself, far from always being a criterion of error, is sometimes a sign of truth.” Simone Weil
Contradiction, Truth, Error, Spiritual Paradox, Human Insight, Logical Reflection
Simone Weil Contradiction, Truth, Error, Spiritual Paradox, Human Insight, Logical Reflection“A popular Spanish song says in words of marvelous truth: "If anyone wants to make himself invisible, there is no surer way than to become poor." Love sees what is invisible.” Simone Weil
Poverty, Invisibility, Love, Social Perception, Economic Inequality, Spiritual Insight
Simone Weil Poverty, Invisibility, Love, Social Perception, Economic Inequality, Spiritual Insight“Uprooting is by far the most dangerous of the ills of human society, for it perpetuates itself.” Simone Weil
Society, Displacement, Social Issues, Cultural Identity, Human Condition, Community
Simone Weil Society, Displacement, Social Issues, Cultural Identity, Human Condition, Community“The beauty of the world is Christ's tender smile for us coming through matter.” Simone Weil
Beauty, Spirituality, Divine Presence, Nature, Religious Symbolism, Perception
Simone Weil Beauty, Spirituality, Divine Presence, Nature, Religious Symbolism, Perception“The struggle between the opponents and defenders of capitalism is a struggle between innovators who do not know what innovation to make and conservatives who do not know what to conserve.” Simone Weil
Capitalism Struggle, Innovation Battle, Conservative Challenges, Capitalism, Innovation, Conservatism
Simone Weil Capitalism Struggle, Innovation Battle, Conservative Challenges, Capitalism, Innovation, Conservatism“With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed.” Simone Weil
Sorrow, Misfortune, Human Value, Empathy, Philosophical Reflection, Individual Worth
Simone Weil Sorrow, Misfortune, Human Value, Empathy, Philosophical Reflection, Individual Worth“Truth lights up the soul in proportion to its purity, not in any sense to its quantity. It isn't the quantity of metal which matters, but the degree of alloy. In this respect, a little pure gold is worth a lot of pure gold. A little pure truth is worth as much as a lot of pure truth. Similarly, one perfect Greek statue contains as much beauty as two perfect Greek statues.” Simone Weil
Truth, Purity, Quality, Beauty, Philosophical Analogy, Spiritual Insight
Simone Weil Truth, Purity, Quality, Beauty, Philosophical Analogy, Spiritual Insight“The contradictions the mind comes up against, these are the only realities, the criterion of the real. There is no contradiction in what is imaginary. Contradiction is the test of necessity.” Simone Weil
Contradictions, Reality, Mind, Imagination, Philosophical Inquiry, Cognitive Dissonance
Simone Weil Contradictions, Reality, Mind, Imagination, Philosophical Inquiry, Cognitive Dissonance“It is not enough to have perceived such a notion, given it one's attention, understood it; it must be given a permanent place in the mind, so that it may be present even when one's attention is directed toward something else.” Simone Weil
Knowledge, Understanding, Attention, Memory, Learning Process, Cognitive Development
Simone Weil Knowledge, Understanding, Attention, Memory, Learning Process, Cognitive Development