At 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 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 WEILEvery being cries out in silence to be read differently. Do not be indifferent to these cries.
SIMONE WEILImagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.
SIMONE WEILEven if our efforts of attention seem for years to be producing no result, one day a light that is in exact proportion to them will flood the soul.
SIMONE WEILStars and blossoming fruit-trees: utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.
SIMONE WEILThe beauty of the world is Christ’s tender smile for us coming through matter.
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 WEILWhenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.
SIMONE WEILExpectant waiting is the foundation of the spiritual life.
SIMONE WEILEverything beautiful has a mark of eternity.
SIMONE WEILThere is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light.
SIMONE WEILWhat a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war. Petrol is more likely than wheat to be a cause of international conflict.
SIMONE WEILTruth is sought not because it is truth but because it is good.
SIMONE WEILWe must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.
SIMONE WEILGod is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.
SIMONE WEILEvery sin is an attempt to fly from emptiness.
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