“Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis”
“Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis”
“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm ”
“Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind”
“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom ”
“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul”
“Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness”
“If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work. ”