There can be a true grandeur in any degree of submissiveness, because it springs from loyalty to the laws and to an oath, and not from baseness of soul.

Quote by Simone Weil

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A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

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...

In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs.

In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs.

Humility is attentive patience.

Humility is attentive patience.

Pain is the root of knowledge

Pain is the root of knowledge

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...

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...

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...

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...

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

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...

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as...

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as...

Nothing is less instructive than a machine.

Nothing is less instructive than a machine.

The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes.

The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes.

I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which...

I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which...

There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It...

There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It...

I can, therefore I am.

I can, therefore I am.

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...

People are still willing to do an honest day's work. The trouble is they want...

People are still willing to do an honest day's work. The trouble is they want...

If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts...

If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts...