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“Man is extraordinarily clever in preventing himself from being happy; it would seem that the less able he is to endure misfortune the more apt he is to attach himself to it.”
Journals • Andre Gide“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.”
The Art of Living • Epictetus“Patriotism is merely a religion--love of country, worship of country, devotion to the country's flag and honor and welfare.”
As Regards Patriotism • Mark Twain“One could say nothing to nobody. The urgency of the moment always missed its mark. Words fluttered sideways and struck the object inches too low. Then one gave it up; then the idea sunk back again; then one became like most middle-aged people, cautious, furtive, with wrinkles between the eyes and a look of perpetual apprehension. For how could one express in words these emotions of the body? express that emptiness there?”
To the Lighthouse • Virginia Woolf“Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is our capacity, unique among animals, to make counter-evolutionary choices.”
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality • Jared Diamond