"The only way into truth is through one’s own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation."
― Simone Weil
Topic(s): Time
More From Simone Weil
- "As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles."
- "The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know."
- "Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty."
More In Time
- "First of all, I think it’s odd that people who cover politics wouldn’t have any political views."― Nate Silver
- "From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn’t know exactly what."― Elvis Presley
- "On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War."― Michael Badnarik