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Simone Weil on Graduation

1909–1943 France

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The most important part of education — to teach the meaning of to know (in the scientific sense).

Waiting on God (1950)

Religion in so far as it is a source of consolation is a hindrance to true faith; and in this sense atheism is a purification.

The development of the faculty of attention forms the real object and almost the sole interest of studies.

Waiting for God (1951)

If you say to someone who has ears to hear: "What you are doing to me is not just," you may touch and awaken at its source the spirit of attention and love. But it is not the same with words like, "I have the right..." or "you have no right to..." They evoke a latent war and awaken the spirit of contention.

Simone Weil : An Anthology (1986)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Simone Weil (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.