Simone Weil Quote

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


The Pre-War Notebook (1933-1939), published in First and Last Notebooks (1970) edited by Richard Rees


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

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

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

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