Simone Weil Quotes

Simone Weil, born to an assimilated Jewish family in France, was a religious mystic, professor of philosophy, and social justice activist. When the Nazis occupied France, Weil escaped and ended up in London -- where she decided to express her solidarity with those living under Nazi rule by eating only the amount of food she thought was allowed to average citizens by the Nazis. Her poor nutrition likely hastened her death in a TB sanitorium.

Her works did not become widely known until the 1950s and 1960s. In this multi-page collection of Simone Weil quotes, I've attempted to give a flavor of her writings.

• Simone Weil Quotes