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I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly read more
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach.
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and read more
Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is,"on read more
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is,"on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.
Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.
Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.
I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, most people are read more
I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, most people are unhappy, don't you think?
Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one
Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. read more
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
A cause a day keeps reality away.
A cause a day keeps reality away.
