A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it. The Children of Hurin
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
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. History as a System
“We are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous.” Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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