The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it.
~ Simone Weil

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If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
~ Simone Weil

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To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
~ Simone Weil

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Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.
~ Simone Weil

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Love is not consolation. It is light.
~ Simone Weil

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A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is not.
~ Simone Weil

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Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
~ Simone Weil

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Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
~ Simone Weil

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Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.
~ Simone Weil

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Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
~ Simone Weil

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