Quote by Simone Weil
A man whose mind feels that it is captive would prefer to blind hi

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

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More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. – Simone Weil

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Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication. – Simone Weil

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A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. – Simone Weil

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The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness. – Nikos Kazantzakis

If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is the quiet acceptance of what is. – Wayne Dyer

Enlightenment is a sublime word, if one goes back to its meaning; it means illumination of the spirit through truth, liberation from the shadows of error, or uncertainty, of doubt. Enlightenment is, in its deepest meaning, the transfiguration (Verkl – Paul Leopold Haffner

The Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant. – Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno

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