“But who was more tragic, or who was more damned—the man who knew it, or the man who did not?”
― The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
― The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
“Life is so short. Forgetting is so long”
― Love Poems
― Love Poems
“A “no” does not hide anything, but a yes can very easily become a deception, a self-deception; which of all difficulties is the most difficult to conquer. Ah, it is all too
true that, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
― Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
true that, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
― Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
“The Good is one thing; the reward is something else. To will the Good for the sake of reward is not to will one thing but two. If a man loves a woman for the sake of her wealth, who will call him a lover? To will the Good for the sake of reward is hypocrisy – sheer duplicity!”
― Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
― Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
“If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Miao’s 2025 Year in Books
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