What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. Simone Weil callcountryinterest Change image and share on social
The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but lest, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry. Simone Weil breaddangerdoubt Change image and share on social
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life. Simone Weil fictionimaginationlife Change image and share on social
The future is made of the same stuff as the present. Simone Weil futuremakepresent Change image and share on social
Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication. Simone Weil artconsumedistrict Change image and share on social
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. Simone Weil lifemutilateorder Change image and share on social
Humility is attentive patience. Simone Weil attentivehumilitypatience Change image and share on social
If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false; so soon as one has got used to not suffering one wants something else. Simone Weil ceasedayfalse share on social
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him. Simone Weil afflictioncompassiondifficult Change image and share on social
It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down. Simone Weil armestablishlay Change image and share on social
