Contempt of fame begets contempt of virtue.
(Ben Jonson: Sejanus.)
Μήνας: Σεπτέμβριος 2017
Pascal, «Fame is so sweet…»
Fame is so sweet that we love anything
with which we connect it, even death.
(Pascal: Pensées.)
Μarcus Αurelius, «You may break your heart…»
You may break your heart,
but men will still go on as before.
(Μarcus Αurelius: Meditations.)
Kafka, «How can one…»
How can one be glad of the world,
unless one is flying to it for refuge?
(Kafka: The Great Wall of China.)
Auguste Préault, «What the crowd…»
What the crowd requires
is mediocrity of the highest order.
(Auguste Préault.)
D. H. Lawrence, «Every man…»
Every man has a mob self
and an individual self,
in varying proportions.
(D. H. Lawrence: Pornography and Obscenity.)
Amiel, «We become charlatans…»
We become charlatans without realizing it,
and actors without wanting to.
(Αmiel: Journal intime.)
Goethe, «Character…»
Character calls forth character.
(Goethe: Maxims and Reflections.)
Lichtenberg, «To do just the opposite…»
To do just the opposite
is also a form of imitation.
(Lichtenberg: Aphorisms.)
Stendhal, «One can acquire…»
One can acquire
anything in solitude
except character.
(Stendhal: Love.)