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“Above all, you can believe in Providence in either of two ways, either as thirst believes in the orange, or as the ass believes in the whip.”
The Man Who Laughs • VICTOR HUGO“This question of yours, Sir, about my being a house painter — or rather, not a question, you simply made a statement — is typical of the whole character of this trial that is being foisted on me. You may object that it is not a trial at all; you are quite right, for it is only a trial if I recognize it as such. But for the moment I do recognize it, on grounds of compassion, as it were. One can't regard it except with compassion, if one is to regard it at all. I do not say that your procedure is contemptible, but I should like to present that epithet to you for your private consumption.”
The Trial • Franz Kafka“"When I meet a man who can hold his own beside me," he said with slow deliberation, "then I'll change my opinion of myself. ”
Fathers and Sons • Ivan Turgenev“In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles.”
Discourses • Epictetus“To try to avoid pain is to give too many fucks about pain.”
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*Ck • Mark Manson