“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“My own mind is my own church.”
― The Age of Reason
― The Age of Reason
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Dobar čovjek vidi dobrotu u svakome, a loš vidi u svemu zlo. Nemoj svoj duševni mir narušavati tako što ćeš razmišljati o nedostacima drugih. Ako te neko povrijedi, prijeđi preko toga. I budi kao Ruža koja daje miris svima, a ne samo dobrima, ili Drvo koje daje hlad i onome koji želi da ga sasiječe.”
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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
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