“I have only one thing to say to the melancholy man: 'Look into the distance.' ... When you look at the stars or the ocean's expanse, your eye is completely relaxed; once your eye is relaxed, your mind is unfettered.” MenMindLooksEyeStarsOne ThingOceanDistanceMelancholyRelaxedExpanse Author:Emile Chartier
“Profound sadness is always the result of an unhealthy condition of the body. ... We [should] say, 'I am sad; everything looks black to me; but external events are in no way responsible. It's my body that insists on reasoning. These are the opinions of my stomach.'” WayShouldLooksBodyBlackResultsOpinionSadnessConditionsEventsResponsibleProfoundReasoningStomachUnhealthyProfound Sadness Author:Emile Chartier