Weil

Famous quotes containing the word weil:

“Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)

“In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)

“Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)