How can one be glad of the world,
unless one is flying to it for refuge?
(Kafka: The Great Wall of China.)
Συντάκτης: Θεοδόσης
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.)
Albert Guinon, «People who cannot bear…»
People who cannot bear
to be alone are generally
the worst company.
(Albert Guinon.)
Walter Bagehot, «We all come down…»
We all come down to dinner,
but each has a room to himself.
(Walter Bagehot: Literary Studies.)
Lord Shaftesbury, «When men…»
When men are easy in themselves,
they let others remain so.
(Lord Shaftesbury: Characteristics.)