Quotes by Weil, Simone

A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to hav >>

To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither >>

The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and s >>

Quotations about Charity

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before th >>

The giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile? >>

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. >>

Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God does.

Weil, Simone