Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. – Simone Weil
A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. – Simone Weil
When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder. – Simone Weil
In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. – Simone Weil