black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Simone Weil

The virtue of hope is an orientation of the soul towards a transformation after which it will be wholly and exclusively love.
SIMONE WEIL

Hope Love Soul Transformation Virtue
Love: To feel with one’s whole self the existence of another being.
SIMONE WEIL

Existence Feeling Love
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.
SIMONE WEIL

Himself Intelligence Men Pride Proud
If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.
SIMONE WEIL

Himself Lose Men Money
Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.
SIMONE WEIL

Duty Evil Necessary Philosophy Power
Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.
SIMONE WEIL

Beautiful Fortunate Sky
Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.
SIMONE WEIL

Dangerous Existence Human Tremble
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 WEIL

Goodness Heart Human Object World
Everything without exception which is of value in me comes from somewhere other than myself, not as a gift but as a loan which must be ceaselessly renewed.
SIMONE WEIL

Exception Gift Loan Value
There is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light.
SIMONE WEIL

Inability Light Mistake Ourselves
All sins are attempts to fill voids.
SIMONE WEIL

Inspirational One Liner Sin
A 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 WEIL

Beautiful Believe Herself Image Ugly Woman
To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
SIMONE WEIL

Human Important Need Recognition Soul
To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
SIMONE WEIL

Forever Language Prayer Religion Yourself
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
SIMONE WEIL

Crime Justice Modern Name Wisdom
God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.
SIMONE WEIL

Mercy Myself Rich Touch Wealth

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Simone Weil Quotes