Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is…

Quote by Simone Weil

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Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a...

Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a...

It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from...

It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from...

The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say,...

The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say,...

Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat.

A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are...

A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are...

Nothing is less instructive than a machine.

Nothing is less instructive than a machine.

The future is made of the same stuff as the present.

The future is made of the same stuff as the present.

A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

Humility is attentive patience.

Humility is attentive patience.

Learn to reject friendship, or rather the dream of friendship. To want friendship is a...

Learn to reject friendship, or rather the dream of friendship. To want friendship is a...

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time...

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time...

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

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

When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that...

When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that...

Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude. The day,...

Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude. The day,...

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of...

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of...

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who...

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who...

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Afterism (n) - A concise, clever statement you don't think of until too late.

Afterism (n) - A concise, clever statement you don't think of until too late.

Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are...

Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are...

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...