The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. – Simone Weil
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings. – Simone Weil
The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at. – Simone Weil
The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. – Simone Weil