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« Yet, by dint of hearing it questioned, the certainty that I was ultimately no more unhappy than another might fade away. »
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Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness |
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Alexandre Jollien
Praise for weakness
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« My reason is constantly fighting against my affectivity. I must admit, however, that sometimes I love my passionate quintes and that I submit to their slavery with pleasure. After all, don't they come to spice up an existence, to hide a void? »
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Alexandre Jollien
The Naked Philosopher |
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Alexandre Jollien
The Naked Philosopher
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« Epicure invites an otherwise more daring use of pleasures. Above all, it befits the progressing to dare to open his arms to receive. The master hammers that if all pleasures are good, not all are to choose. Suffice to say that only those who are a bit s e l e c t know how to enjoy everyday life. The prescription of the sage is very sober: to learn good taste, to develop a happy sobriety ... »
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Alexandre Jollien
Mischievous wisdom |
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Alexandre Jollien
Mischievous wisdom
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