Quotes by Weil, Simone

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in instituti >>

A mind enclosed in language is in prison. >>

I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its >>

Quotations about God

To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of G >>

People see God every day; they just don't recognize Him. >>

God is closest to those with broken hearts. >>

In relation to God, we are like a thief who has burgled the house of a kindly householder and been allowed to keep some of the gold. From the point of view of the lawful owner this gold is a gift; Form the point of view of the burglar it is a theft. He must go and give it back. It is the same with our existence. We have stolen a little of God's being to make it ours. God has made us a gift of it. But we have stolen it. We must return it.

Weil, Simone