“First, the desert is the country of madness. Second, it is the refuge of the devil, thrown out into the "wilderness of upper Egypt" to "wander in dry places." Thirst drives man mad, and the devil himself is mad with a kind of thirst for his own lost excellence--lost because he has immured himself in it and closed out everything else. So the man who wanders into the desert to be himself must take care that he does not go mad and become the servant of the one who dwells there in a sterile paradise of emptiness and rage.” MenFirstsKindDoeCountryCareLostHe ManDevilMadnessMadExcellenceTake CareRageWanderDesertServantParadiseDryEmptinessThrownWildernessRefugeThirstEgypt Book:Thoughts In Solitude Source: Thoughts In Solitude
“As for the Jews, their explanation of anti-Semitism is more characteristic yet. In addition to the usual cliche, "with hatred and savagery" - naturally with no motive, they do not care to discuss motives - according to them, anti-Semitism is a madness, an intellectual degeneration, an affliction of the spirit.” CareSpiritIntellectualHatredMadnessJewExplanationMotiveCharacteristicsUsualAfflictionClicheAnti SemitismSavageryDegeneration Author:A. C. Cuza
“Wise men mingle mirth with their cares, as a help either to forget or overcome them; but to resort to intoxication for the ease of one's mind is to cure melancholy by madness.” MenMindHelpingCareForgetWiseOvercomingMadnessCuresEaseMelancholyResortsMirthIntoxicationIntemperance Author:Pierre Charron