“To live forever should not be an obligation. In fact, eternal life should only be for those who wish for it, because if we are depressed and unhappy with our lives, just the idea of living forever is an unbearable source of suffering.” IfsShouldIdeasFactsSufferingWishForeverOur LivesSourceEternalUnhappyObligationUnbearableEternal LifeLive Forever Author:Claude Vorilhon
“Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of some fictitious good; of something which is not required by any real want of nature, which has not in itself any power of gratification, and which neither reason nor fancy would have prompted us to wish, did we not see it in the possession of others.” WantMadeRealReasonEvilWishMiseryPossessionAbsenceUnhappyFancyConsumerismGratificationOverconsumption Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius
“I don't want to turn into one of those pathetic creatures who are always homesick, always saying I wish I were still in Beirut. I don't want to become like you, split between here and there. I know I'm not happy here, but why should I be unhappy in two countries?” KnowsWantShouldStillsTwoCountryTurnsWishLike YouCreaturesUnhappySplitsShould IPatheticHere And ThereNot HappyHomesickTwo CountriesBeirut Book:Beirut Blues Source: Beirut Blues