Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Simone Weil Quotes: We are only geometricians of matter; the Greeks were, first of all, geometricians in the apprenticeship to virtue.
         

We are only geometricians of matter; the Greeks were, first of all, geometricians in the apprenticeship to virtue.


Simone Weil
Check all other quotes by Simone Weil

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Simone Weil Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/We-are-only-geometricians-of-matter-the-1063583>.





Check out


Other quotes of Simone Weil


Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.



We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.



Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.



There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.



If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.



A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.



There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.



The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.



Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.



More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.





Other quotes you may like


A tale, like the universe, they tell us, expands ceaselessly each time you examine it, until there’s finally no telling exactly where it begins, or ends, or where it places you now.

A tale, like the universe, they tell us, expands ceaselessly each time you examine it, until there’s finally no telling exactly where it begins, or ends, or where it places you now.



I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager.

I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager.



I think, as women, we have to stop being scared to be the women we want to be and we have to raise our daughters to be the women they want to be - not the women we think they should be.

I think, as women, we have to stop being scared to be the women we want to be and we have to raise our daughters to be the women they want to be - not the women we think they should be.



With a metric you can really go to town, otherwise it is just abstract nonsense.

With a metric you can really go to town, otherwise it is just abstract nonsense.



Make America great again is not just some slogan. It is what has been in his heart since the day I met Donald Trump.

Make America great again is not just some slogan. It is what has been in his heart since the day I met Donald Trump.



Most poets' revisions are disastrous. They buckle and dent what was originally forged at a red-hot heat.

Most poets' revisions are disastrous. They buckle and dent what was originally forged at a red-hot heat.



A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something brussel sprouts never do.

A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something brussel sprouts never do.



After examining some of the recent cases which the Postal Service has pursued, vigorous prosecution of, for example, a health food advocate.

After examining some of the recent cases which the Postal Service has pursued, vigorous prosecution of, for example, a health food advocate.



When you get a group of kids together, especially boys, the psychology of those kids requires that they find a weak kid or a sensitive kid or a soft kid.

When you get a group of kids together, especially boys, the psychology of those kids requires that they find a weak kid or a sensitive kid or a soft kid.



But I will wear white - the whitest white! - purest most pristine white! - through the dark terrible days of winter - as no man of our time will ever dare.

But I will wear white - the whitest white! - purest most pristine white! - through the dark terrible days of winter - as no man of our time will ever dare.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "We are only geometricians of matter; the Greeks were, first of all, geometricians in the apprenticeship to virtue.". Author of this quote is Simone Weil. This quote is about apprenticeship, firsts, virtue, greek, matter,.