To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. – Simone Weil
In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. – Simone Weil
To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. – Simone Weil
In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. – Simone Weil
If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe. – Simone Weil