The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.
Simone WeilIf 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.
Simone WeilIn the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.
Simone WeilIt is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.
Simone WeilIf we concentrate our attention on trying to solve a problem of geometry, and if at the end of an hour we are no nearer to doing so than at the beginning, we have nevertheless been making progress each minute of that hour in another more mysterious dimension. Without knowing or feeling it, this apparent barren affort has brought more light into the soul.
Simone Weil