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Quote by Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont

“Although according to certain philosophers it is quite difficult to distinguish the jester from the melancholic, life itself being a comic drama or a dramatic comedy.”

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Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont

Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont, born on April 4, 1846, was a prominent French poet. His poetry is characterized by its unique style and profound connotations, and is considered one of the pioneers of Symbolist poetry. more

“A man who finds himself among others is irritated because he does not know why he is not one of the others. In bed next to a girl he loves, he forgets that he does not know why he is himself instead of the body he touches. Without knowing it, he suffers from the mental darkness that keeps him from screaming that he himself is the girl who forgets his presence while shuddering in his arms.”

Knows Men Doe Body Suffering Girl Next Forget Darkness Knowing Arms Bed Irritated Shuddering

Book:Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

Source: Visions of Excess: Selected Writings 1927-1939

“You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.”

Motivational Worry Positive Positive Thinking Adventure Balance Tomorrow Self Discipline Stop Worrying

Author:Janis Joplin

“A writer who says that there are no truths, or that all truth is ‘merely relative,’ is asking you not to believe him. So don’t.”

Believe Truth Is Asking Relative

Book:Modern Philosophy: An Introduction and Survey

Source: Modern Philosophy: An Introduction and Survey

“The water caught the Falselight glimmer like layers of shifting, translucent mirrors and formed split-second works of art in the air, but men cursed it anyway, because it made their heads wet.”