The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know. – Simone Weil
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. – Simone Weil

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know. – Simone Weil
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. – Simone Weil
A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind himself to the fact. But if he hates falsehood, he will not do so; and in that case he will have to suffer a lot. He will beat his head against the wall until he faints. He will come to again – Simone Weil
Every new development for the last three centuries has brought men closer to a state of affairs in which absolutely nothing would be recognized in the whole world as possessing a claim to obedience except the authority of the State. The majority of people in Europe obey nothing else. – Simone Weil