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“People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.”
― The Journals of Kierkegaard
― The Journals of Kierkegaard
“Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.”
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“I can sympathize with people's pains, but not with their pleasure. There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.”
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“Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth! I talk nonsense, therefore I'm human”
― Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
― Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”
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Aly’s 2025 Year in Books
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