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

Quote by Simone Weil

Topics: Intelligence Quotes, Pride Quotes

Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to...

Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to...

Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing...

Who were the fools who spread the story that brute force cannot kill ideas? Nothing...

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

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

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

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

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The...

Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.

Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.

If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and...

If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and...

Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of...

Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of...

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that...

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that...

All sins are attempts to fill voids.

All sins are attempts to fill voids.

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...

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who...

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who...

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits...

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits...

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.

Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.

One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

I can, therefore I am.

I can, therefore I am.

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...

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in...

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in...