Quotes by Weil, Simone

The needs of a human being are sacred. Their satisfaction cannot be su >>

Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin >>

Whenever a human being, through the commission of a crime, has become >>

Quotations about Civilization

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which >>

One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in ot >>

All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volc >>

If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.

Weil, Simone