Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy A source page for quotes linked to Eric G. Wilson. 0 quotes
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“La tristeza nos concilia con la realidad. Nos arroja al fluir de la vida. Nos coloca en el borde afilado de la experiencia. Aviva el latido del corazón, que palpita entre la fe y la duda. La tristeza dice a la mente atormentada: es bueno languidecer en lo incompleto. Canta al ánimo más lóbrego: aguanta la oscuridad porque ahí, en la sombría intimidad, irrumpirá la luz más brillante. Entona un canto a la desesperanza del alba, al esfuerzo triste; dice a ambos: permanece en tu desolación, de su vacío algo surgirá, una nueva conciencia, una nueva forma de ver y de ser.” La FelicidadLa Tristeza Author:Eric G. Wilson
“Our past is a novel that we are constantly revising.” PastNovelOur PastRevising Author:Eric G. Wilson
“I realized that I had granted my illness lordship over me. In viewing my depression as a despot subjecting me to its savage fancies, I was able to escape responsibility, to indulge fully my selfish desire to let my ego flourish unfettered, not obliged to anyone. But this wasn't freedom. It was a prison-a cell separating me from those who cared for me and for whom I might have cared.” MightAbleDesireResponsibilityEgoDepressionPrisonIllnessSelfishI RealizedMental IllnessGrantedCellsFancySavagesObligedIndulgeSeparatingDespotsLordshipSelfish Desire Book:Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can't Look Away Source: Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can't Look Away
“But the morbidity of sorrow-not cultivated sorrow, but that which comes inevitably-is often a productive sluggishness, a time when the soul slows down, too weary to go on, and takes stock of where it's been and where it's going. During these gloomy pauses, we often discover parts of ourselves we never knew we possessed, talents that, properly activated, enrich our lives.” SoulSufferingGriefOur LivesTalentGoes OnSorrowProductivePossessedWearyPausesSlow DownGloomyMorbidity Author:Eric G. Wilson
“The porcelain rose is not as pretty as the one that decays.” RoseDecayPorcelain Book:Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy Source: Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy
“Creating doesn't make us unhappy, unhappiness makes us creative. To create is to live, and in living, we want only to creat more, to set our foundations depper and reach higher toward the sky. If sadness is what makes us creative, then sadness is nothing else but life.” IfsWantCreativeSadnessSkyHigherCreatingFoundationUnhappyUnhappiness Author:Eric G. Wilson
“American seekers of happiness are in danger of deluding themselves into believing that only one part of the world exists, the part that gladdens their egos.” WorldBelieveDangerEgoSeekers Book:Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy Source: Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy