“The miser deprives himself of his treasure because of his desire for it.”
Simone Weil (1909–1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist
Source: Simone Weil : An Anthology (1986), Detachment (1947), p. 260
“Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser’s gains are ours without his cares.”
The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part I: The Talisman
Context: Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser’s gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyments have been intellectual joys.
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