It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. Autumn Leaves
Every living creature is happy when he fulfills his destiny, that is, when he realizes himself, when he is being that which in truth he is. For this reason, Schlegel, inverting the relationship between pleasure and destiny, said, “We have a genius for what we like.” Genius, man’s superlative gift for doing something, always carries a look of supreme pleasure. What is Philosophy?
“The people do not wish to be ruled nor oppressed by the nobles, and the nobles wish to rule and oppress the people.” The Prince
It isn't the past which holds us back, it's the future; and how we undermine it, today. Man's Search For Meaning
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