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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

"Love knows no virtue, no profit; it loves and forgives and suffers everything, because it must. It is not our judgment that leads us; it is neither the advantages nor the faults which we discover, that make us abandon ourselves, or that repel us. It is a sweet, soft, enigmatic power that drives us on. We cease to think, to feel, to will; we let ourselves be carried away by it, and ask not whither?"

Source : Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (2015). “Venus in Furs”, p.75, Cosimo Classics

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

#Sweet Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“We all have some flaws. But when I have a moment of doubt, I find inspiration from being in the moment, by letting go. I don't hold onto what I can't control. Doubt is a fleeting emotion that can destroy you if you allow it to consume your mind and spirit. Each person's time comes at variant phases, and the best you can do is enjoy what you're doing and work hard. It can't always be about you. Life is transformation - the wind blows, climate changes, birds chirp and trees burn. Where you are today is not where you will be tomorrow. The only person you can be is you.”
“I only unwind at facials and massages.”
“We need books...because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend.”
“The Romans had been able to post their laws on boards in public places, confidant that enough literate people existed to read them; far into the Middle Ages, even kings remained illiterate.”
“The more things you do, the more things you can do.”
“I revisit old favorites like 'Buffy' and 'Battlestar Galactica' when I'm bored. I am obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love TV.”
“Knowledge both enlarges and multiplies our Desires, and the fewer things a Man wishes for, the more easily his Necessities may be supply'd.”

Source : Bernard de Mandeville (1723). “The Fable of the Bees”, p.154, Jazzybee Verlag
“I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it's stupid - they'd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up.”

Source : "Wright vs. Black". www.esquire.com. April 27, 2007.

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