I Like Reading Literature and Philosophy "A Frenchman asks the following question to a Swedish trade union delegate: “What can a worker still want in Sweden? The worker has everything, and cannot want anything more” The delegate responds: “Yes, but you can ask for a second bathroom.” Some...See More »
I Like Reading Literature and Philosophyon the bottom of page 68 "Triple Impasse The mind discovers Identity; the soul, Ennui; the body, Sloth. It is one and the same principle of invariability, differently expressed under the three forms of the universal yawn." And thus begins a...See More »
I Like Reading Literature and PhilosophyOn page 64 of Tears and Saints Emil Cioran's quickie here forced me to use a pen, to put a little ( mark beside it :) The fewer the solutions the livelier the thought
I Like Reading Literature and Philosophy507 More troublesome than enemies - People who we are not convinced would be sympathetically inclined towards us under all circumstances but to whom we are for any reason (e.g.gratitude) on our part obligated to maintain the appearance of...See More »
I Like Reading Literature and PhilosophyOn page 10 of Anathemas and Admirations Emil Cioran's last and most sparkling volume, shares a thought about Time!! *_* "While my dentist was crushing my jaw, I realized that Time is the one subject for meditation, that because of Time I was in this...See More »
I Like Reading Literature and Philosophy Section 11 of The Apotheosis of Groundlessness, Lev's most re-readable book goes thus ....:) In spite of Epicurus and his exasperation we are forced to admit that anything whatsoever may result from anything whatsoever. Which does not mean, however,...See More »
I Like Reading Literature and Philosophy Gradually we become tired of the old, of what we safely possess, and we stretch out our hands again. Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some more distant coast attracts...See More »
I Like Reading Literature and Philosophy The mind advances only if it has the patience to go in circles, in other words to deepen. - The New Gods, page 86
I Like Reading Literature and Philosophy"...and yet the trees are better than people, for trees sigh and are silent: people whisper." - the ending of a paragraph in Either/Or, page 194