Simone Weil

Quotes

• “Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.”

• “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

• “Love is not consolation, it is light.”

• “Alexander is to a peasant proprietor what Don Juan is to a happily married husband.”

• “Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.”

Books by Simone Weil in order

Books by Simone Weil in the order they were published, from Carta a Un Religiosos (2000) to La personne et le sacré (2018).

1. 1Carta a Un ReligiososCarta a Un Religiosos2000
2. 2War and the IliadWar and the Iliad2005
   What's in it (4)

   • A Tale of Two Iliads
   • The Iliad, or The Poem of Force
   • On the Iliad
   • The Style of the Mythical Age
3. 3La personne et le sacréLa personne et le sacré2018
4. 4First and Last NotebooksFirst and Last Notebooks
5. 5Formative Writings, 1929-1941Formative Writings, 1929-1941
6. 6Gateway to GodGateway to God
7. 7Gravity and GraceGravity and Grace
8. 8Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient GreeksIntimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks
9. 9La Condition OuvriereLa Condition Ouvriere
10. 10Lectures on PhilosophyLectures on Philosophy
11. 11Letter to a PriestLetter to a Priest
12. 12Notebooks of Simone WeilNotebooks of Simone Weil
13. 13On Science, Necessity, and the Love of GodOn Science, Necessity, and the Love of God
14. 14Oppression and LibertyOppression and Liberty
15. 15Seventy LettersSeventy Letters
16. 16Simone WeilSimone Weil
17. 17Simone Weil, an AnthologySimone Weil, an Anthology
18. 18The IliadThe Iliad
19. 19The Need for RootsThe Need for Roots
20. 20The Simone Weil ReaderThe Simone Weil Reader
21. 21Two Moral EssaysTwo Moral Essays
22. 22Waiting for GodWaiting for God
23. 23Waiting on GodWaiting on God

Lists with books by Simone Weil

• Books like Gravity and Grace