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Despair ruins some, presumption many
Despair ruins some, presumption many
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for read more
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.
But, O thou tyrant,
Do not repent these things, for they are heavier
Than all thy woes read more
But, O thou tyrant,
Do not repent these things, for they are heavier
Than all thy woes can stir. Therefore betake thee
To nothing but despair.
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.
He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, read more
He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to read more
Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
All my life I believed I knew something. But then one strange day came when I realized that I knew read more
All my life I believed I knew something. But then one strange day came when I realized that I knew nothing, yes, I knew nothing. And so words became void of meaning. I have arrived too late at ultimate uncertainty.