Simone Weil Quotes about Desire

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The miser deprives himself of his treasure because of his desire for it.

The miser deprives himself of his treasure because of his desire for it.

Simone Weil

Desire, Treasure, Misers

Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.15, Psychology Press

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

Simone Weil

Meditation, Desire, Awareness

Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.22, Psychology Press

If someone does me injury I must desire that this injury shall not degrade me. I must desire this out of love for him who inflicts it, in order that he may not really have done evil.

Simone Weil

Order, Evil, Desire

Simone Weil (2002). “Gravity and Grace”, p.74, Psychology Press

All the goods of this world...are finite and limited and radically incapable of satisfying the desire that perpetually burns within us for an infinite and perfect good.

Simone Weil

Perfect, Desire, World

No human being escapes the necessity of conceiving some good outside himself towards which his thought turns in a movement of desire, supplication, and hope.

Simone Weil

Inspirational, Desire, Movement

Simone Weil (1970). “First and last notebooks”