Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.Gravity and Grace, p. 45, 1952
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Simone Weil (1909–1943) was a French philosopher, activist, and mystic known for her writings on social and political issues, as well as for her deep spiritual insights. She worked tirelessly for social justice and equality, and her philosophical works continue to influence thinkers around the world.
1909–1943·lived 34 years
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.Gravity and Grace, p. 45, 1952
It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.
There can be a true grandeur in any degree of submissiveness, because it springs from loyalty to the laws and to an oath, and not from baseness of soul.Gravity and Grace, p. 123, 1952
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.Waiting for God, p. 45, 1951
Humility is attentive patience.First and Last Notebooks: Supernatural Knowledge, p. 111, 2015
It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures.
I can, therefore I am.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.
Do not be deceived! The busiest people harbor the greatest weariness, their restlessness is weakness--they no longer have the capacity for waiting and idleness.The discreet wearing out of bodies and souls at work: Simone Weil on speed, humiliation and slow affliction, Logos. Anales del Seminario de Metafísica, 2023
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