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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

French author known for his wit and moral maxims. His works delve deeply into the flaws of human nature and the hypocrisy of society. more

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“As a survival-happy species, our successes are calculated in the number of years we have extended our lives, with the reduction of suffering being only incidental to this aim. To stay alive under almost any circumstances is a sickness with us. Nothing could be more unhealthy than to “watch one’s health” as a means of stalling death. The lengths we will go as procrastinators of that last gasp only demonstrate a morbid dread of that event. By contrast, our fear of suffering is deficient.”

YearsMeanLastsSufferingNumbersWatchesOur LivesAliveEventsCircumstancesSurvivalAimSpeciesSicknessLengthContrastDreadReductionUnhealthyStaying AliveMorbidProcrastinatorStalling
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“Don't say anything, because I see that you understand me, and I am afraid of your understanding. I have such a fear of finding another like myself, and such a desire to find one! I am so utterly lonely, but I also have such a fear that my isolation be broken through, and I no longer be the head and ruler of my universe. I am in great terror of your understanding by which you penetrate into my world; and then I stand revealed and I have to share my kingdom with you.”

WorldDesireUniverseUnderstandingShareBrokenFindingsLonelyTerrorKingdomsIsolationRulersSay AnythingPenetrateUnderstand Me
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