"A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams"
- Simone Weil
About this Quote
This quote by Simone Weil talks to the concept that true truth is not constantly enjoyable or simple. It is hard and rough, and pleasure is discovered in it, not pleasure. Enjoyment is something that belongs to dreams, not truth. Weil is recommending that true truth is not always comfortable or enjoyable, but it is genuine and it is where pleasure can be discovered. She is encouraging us to accept the tough and rough parts of life, and to find delight in them. Weil is also recommending that enjoyment is something that is not found in truth, but rather in our dreams. Weil is motivating us to discover pleasure in reality, and to accept the hard and rough parts of life, instead of seeking satisfaction in our dreams.
This quote is written / told by Simone Weil between February 3, 1909 and August 24, 1943. He/she was a famous Philosopher from France.
The author also have 65 other quotes.
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"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours"
"Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being"
