Weil, Simone

"Art is the highest form of knowledge."

"The beautiful is what we become in its presence."

"Every joy contains a hidden sorrow."

"The unconditioned alone has value."

"To love truly is to understand deeply."

"Happiness is not a state but a direction."

"Success is measured not by what we achieve but by what we are willing to sacrifice."

"Friendship requires perpetual vigilance."

"Family is the first wound and the first healing."

"Hope is a duty we owe to those who come after."

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"Change is the law of life, and those who resist it resist existence."

"Education is the art of making the soul grow."

"Knowledge without love is mere information."

"Time is the substance of which eternity is made."

"Truth cannot be spoken; it can only be lived."

"Freedom is the choice to serve what is greater than oneself."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice."

"Nature never rushes yet everything is accomplished."

"Art teaches us to see with the eyes of the soul."

"Science is the study of God's thoughts."

"Music speaks what words cannot express."

"Faith is not belief but presence."

"Leadership is the art of making others want to do your will."

"Work sanctifies the soul."

"Dreams are the soul's way of preparing us for reality."

"Humor is the most divine of human gifts."

"Beauty requires the consent of the one who beholds it."

"Death is the price of life; life is the gift of death."

"Perseverance is not stubbornness but faithful continuance."