"To correct a natural indifference I was..." - Quote by Albert Camus
To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything.
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More on Perspective
“To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich.”
“Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.”
“For every act of violence and messiness there are a million acts of kindness and goodness. It just depends where you look. And when I look around at virtually anyone or anything on the planet, I can see another face of intention - beauty.”
More on Misery
“I fervently wish no misery ever came near anyone; yet it is that alone that gives us an insight into the depths of our lives, does it not? In our moments of anguish, gates barred forever seem to open and let in many a flood of light.”
“While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.”
“Misery motivates, not utopia.”