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“"Of late, with his new habit of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before."”
Metamorphosis and Other Stories • Franz Kafka““Nothing was more excruciating to the hunger artist than such watchers. They depressed him.” ”
A Hunger Artist • Franz Kafka“There’s a certain comfort that comes with knowing how you fit in the world. Anything that shakes up that comfort – even if it could potentially make your life better- is inherently scary.”
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*Ck • Mark Manson““A prince who is not wise himself will never take good advice.””
The Prince • Niccolo Machiavelli“If the Easter Islanders couldn't solve their milder local problems in the past, how can the modern world hope to solve its big global problems? People who get depressed at such thoughts often then ask me, “Jared, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the world’s future?” I answer, “I am a cautious optimist.” By that, I mean that, on the one hand, I acknowledge the seriousness of the problems facing us. If we don’t make a determined effort to solve them, and if we don’t succeed at that effort, the world as a whole within the next few decades will face a declining standard of living, or perhaps something worse. That’s the reason why I decided to devote most of my career efforts at this stage of my life to convincing people that our problems have to be taken seriously and won’t go away otherwise. On the other hand, we shall be able to solve our problems – if we choose to do so.”
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed • Jared Diamond