“Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. It is then that he recognizes that he is empty, insufficient, dependent, ineffectual. From the depths of his soul now comes at once boredom, gloom, sorrow, chagrin, resentment and despair.” MenSoulCarePassionSorrowDespairEmptyDepthEntertainmentBoredomDependentResentmentIdlenessGloomInsufficientChagrin Author:Blaise Pascal
“We cannot kindle when we will The fire which in the heart resides, The spirit bloweth and is still, In mystery our soul abides: But tasks in hours of insight will'd Can be through hours of gloom fulfill'd.” HeartStillsSoulSpiritHoursFireMysteryTasksInsightGloomKindles Book:Dover Beach and Other Poems Source: Dover Beach and Other Poems