Simone Weil
Philosopher, mystic, activist
Sayings by Simone Weil
The beautiful is that which has no function, no utility.
The only true atheism is to deny the existence of evil.
The only way to be happy is to be unhappy.
The beautiful is a trap.
The only way to be pure is to be dirty.
The world is a desert.
The only way to be truly alive is to die.
The only way to be strong is to be weak.
The only way to conquer evil is to surrender to it.
The only way to be free is to be bound.
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say to him: 'What are you going through?'
The only way to understand the world is to love it.
The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.
The only way to be free is to be a slave to the truth.