Quotes by Weil, Simone

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being. >>

Misfortunes leave wounds which bleed drop by drop even in sleep; thus >>

A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himsel >>

Quotations about Enlightenment

In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there a >>

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all >>

No one who has lived even for a fleeting moment for something other th >>

A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again

Weil, Simone