Simone Weil's Little Book of Selected Quotes - Softcover

Quill, Reflections; Weil, Simone

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798392198108

Publisher: Independently published, 2023

Synopsis

"During the last quarter of a century all the authority associated with the function of spiritual guidance … has seeped down into the lowest publications. … Between a poem by Valéry and an advertisement for a beauty cream promising a rich marriage to anyone who used it there was at no point a breach of continuity. So as a result of literature's spiritual usurpation, a beauty cream advertisement possessed, in the eyes of little village girls, the authority that was formerly attached to the words of priests." - Simone Weil
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• Essential quotes from Simone Weil now at your fingertips
• An engaging way to explore the ideas and philosophy of Simone Weil
• Ideal for casual reading, discovering ideas, and finding inspiration
• Makes a thoughtful gift choice for friends and family
• Now includes a brief biography of Simone Weil

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"When a man's life is destroyed or damaged by some wound or privation of soul or body, which is due to other men's actions or negligence, it is not only his sensibility that suffers but also his aspiration toward the good. Therefore, there has been sacrilege towards that which is sacred in him." - Simone Weil
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"Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude. The day, if it ever comes, when you are given true affection, there will be no opposition between interior solitude and friendship, quite the reverse. It is even by this infallible sign that you will recognize it." - Simone Weil

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798392198108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108