Anything which causes trouble
Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes. Desiderius Erasmus
Sisyphus
Amongst the learned the
Amongst the learned the lawyers claim first place, the most self-satisfied class of people, as they roll their rock of Sisyphus and string together six hundred laws in the same breath, no matter whether relevant or not, piling up opinion on opinion and gloss on gloss to make their profession seem the most difficult of … Read more
Just about everything in
Just about everything in this world is easier said than done, with the exception of ‘systematically assisting Sisyphus’s stealthy, syst-susceptible sister,’ which is easier done than said. Daniel Handler
If you tell your
If you tell your troubles to God, you put them into the grave; they will never rise again when you have committed them to Him. If you roll your burden anywhere else, it will roll back again like the stone of Sisyphus. Charles Spurgeon
It is of the
It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it. Aristotle
Where would his torture
Where would his torture be, indeed, if at every step the hope of succeeding upheld him? Albert Camus
Great feelings take with
Great feelings take with them their own universe, splendid or abject. Albert Camus
There can be no
There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules Albert Camus
What I believe to
What I believe to be true I must therefore preserve. What seems to me so obvious, even against me, I must support. Albert Camus
What is called a
What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying. Albert Camus