Quotes by Weil, Simone

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attain >>

The proper method of philosophy consists in clearly conceiving the ins >>

With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find rea >>

Quotations about Sympathy

Sympathy is never wasted except when you give it to yourself. >>

Those who would make us feel, must feel themselves. >>

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding? >>

The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have this capacity do not possess it. Warmth of heart, impulsiveness, pity are not enough.

Weil, Simone