The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have the capacity do not possess it.

Quote by Simone Weil

Topics: Attention Quotes, Empathy Quotes

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...

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...

Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite...

Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite...

It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory...

It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory...

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

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

I can, therefore I am.

I can, therefore I am.

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

We can only know one thing about God - that he is what we are...

We can only know one thing about God - that he is what we are...

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

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

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the...

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the...

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its...

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its...

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...

Culture is an instrument wielded by teachers to manufacture teachers, who, in their turn, will...

Culture is an instrument wielded by teachers to manufacture teachers, who, in their turn, will...

To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be...

To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be...

Humility is attentive patience.

Humility is attentive patience.

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

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

If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on...

If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on...

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...

Boldness be my friend.

Boldness be my friend.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

As I sit I see a dove And think of our deep, dear true love...

As I sit I see a dove And think of our deep, dear true love...