Electra weeping for the dead Orestes. If we love God while thinking that he does not exist, he will manifest his existence.
Simone WeilOnly he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love andjustice.
Simone WeilWhat is surprising is not that oppression should make its appearance only after higher forms of economy have been reached, but that it should always accompany them.
Simone WeilIn order to obey God, one must receive his commands. How did it happen that I received them in adolescence, while I was professing atheism? To believe that the desire for good is always fulfilled - that is faith, and whoever has it is not an atheist.
Simone Weil