In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. – Simone Weil
An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God. – Simone Weil
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace. – Simone Weil
To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. – Simone Weil