Self-pity Comes So Naturally To All Of

Self-pity Comes So Naturally To All Of Us. The Most Solid Happiness Can Be Shaken By The Compassion Of A Fool.

Men Fear Silence As They Fear Solitude, Because Both Give Them A Glimpse Of The Terror Of Life's Nothingness.

It Is Often Said That In Prosperity We Have Many Friends, But That We Are Usually Neglected When Things Go Badly. I Disagree. Not Only Do Malicious People Flock About Us In Order To Witness Our Ruin, But Other Unfortunates As Well, Who Have Been Kept Away By Our Happiness, And Now Feel Close To Us On Account Of Our Troubles.

It Is Restful To Leave One's Home; Not Because Traveling Does Not Entail Varied And Difficult Daily Actions, But Because It Removes Our Responsibilities.

Love Born Of Anxiety Resembles A Thorn Shaped So That Efforts To Pull It Out Of One's Flesh Merely Cause It To Penetrate More Deeply Therein.