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“The feeding of those that are hungry is a form of contemplation.”

Quote by Simone Weil

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Simone Weil was a French philosopher, social activist, and writer. Born on February 3, 1909, and died on August 24, 1943, Weil is known for her profound philosophical thinking and her passionate commitment to social justice. Her works have had a significant impact on later philosophers and social thinkers. more

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“Everybody knows that really intimate conversation is only possible between two or three. As soon as there are six or seven, collective language begins to dominate. That is why it is a complete misinterpretation to apply to the Church the words 'Wheresoever two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.' Christ did not say two hundred, or fifty, or ten. He said two or three.”

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“The notion of obligations comes before that of rights, which is subordinate and relative to the former. A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds.”

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Book:The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

Source: The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind

“What is surprising is not that oppression should make its appearance only after higher forms of economy have been reached, but that it should always accompany them.”

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Book:Oppression and Liberty

Source: Oppression and Liberty

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Book:Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)

Source: Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)

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Book:First and Last Notebooks: Supernatural Knowledge

Source: First and Last Notebooks: Supernatural Knowledge

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Book:Gravity and Grace

Source: Gravity and Grace

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Book:The Notebooks of Simone Weil

Source: The Notebooks of Simone Weil

“If we forgive God for his crime against us, which is to have made us finite creatures, He will forgive our crime against him, which is that we are finite creatures.”

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“We cannot take a single step toward heaven. It is not in our power to travel in a vertical direction. If however we look heavenward for a long time, God comes and takes us up.”

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Book:Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)

Source: Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)