"Men take their misfortunes to heart and keep them there."

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Source : Saikaku Ihara (1958). “Five Japanese Love Stories”, London : Folio Societry

Ihara Saikaku

#Heart Quotes #Men Quotes #Misfortunes Quotes

“Because I'm not the same today as I was in '58, or '59 or even '71.”
“My natural-born sarcasm, when it's unimpeded, can be a bit overbearing at times and I'm the first to admit that.”
“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.”
“The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was that I dodged games for two complete years and was well through the third year before they discovered that I had completely avoided all games”

Source : "Ireland's Champion of Civil Rights". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 8, 2002.
“I'm somewhat of a raptivist but I wasn't attempting to make a socio-political statement as much as I was attempting to voice for the voiceless whatever ideas that came to mind if I was in that situation.”
“But where, says some, is the King of America? I'll tell you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain.”
“I am a professed atheist, until I find myself in serious circumstances. Then I quickly fall on my knees, in my mind if not literally, and I say : 'Please God, save me from this.'”
“There exists in nature a force which is immeasurably more powerful than steam, and by means of which a single man, who knows how to adapt and direct it, might upset and alter the face of the world.”

Source : Eliphas Levi (2015). “Transcendental Magic”, p.41, Eliphas Levi

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