Simone WeilA collection of 38 posts

Work

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the sp...

War

What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its peo...

War

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything including war except for a renu...

Truth

Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it or thinks he does as it is to...

Truth

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation through dwelling ...

Teacher

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.

Society

There is one and only one thing in modern society more hideous than crime name...

Respect

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to s...

Power

In the intellectual order the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than ...

Power

To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.