Simone Weil Quote

There is no area in our minds reserved for superstition, such as the Greeks had in their mythology; and superstition, under cover of an abstract vocabulary, has revenged itself by invading the entire realm of thought.


The Power of Words (1937)


There is no area in our minds reserved for superstition, such as the Greeks had in their mythology; and superstition, under cover of an abstract...

There is no area in our minds reserved for superstition, such as the Greeks had in their mythology; and superstition, under cover of an abstract...

There is no area in our minds reserved for superstition, such as the Greeks had in their mythology; and superstition, under cover of an abstract...

There is no area in our minds reserved for superstition, such as the Greeks had in their mythology; and superstition, under cover of an abstract...