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.
SIMONE WEILFor 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.
SIMONE WEILEvery being cries out in silence to be read differently. Do not be indifferent to these cries.
SIMONE WEILAt the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased by any object in this world.
SIMONE WEILThere is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light.
SIMONE WEILEverything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
SIMONE WEILI suffer more from the humiliations inflicted by my country than from those inflicted on her.
SIMONE WEILNever react to an evil in such a way as to augment it.
SIMONE WEILPatriotism is idolatry of the self.
SIMONE WEILThere is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
SIMONE WEILCompassion directed toward oneself is true humility.
SIMONE WEILGod’s love for us is not the reason for which we should love him. God’s love for us is the reason for us to love ourselves.
SIMONE WEILA beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.
SIMONE WEILThe sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it.
SIMONE WEILIt is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
SIMONE WEILWe are like plants which have the one choice of being in or out of the light.
SIMONE WEILThe world is God’s language to us.
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