Quote by: Simone Weil

If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false; so soon as one has got used to not suffering one wants something else.


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Author Bio


  • NameSimone Weil
  • DescriptionFrench philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist
  • BornFebruary 31, 1909
  • DiedAugust 24, 1943
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Teacher; Writer; Autobiographer