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st-guliks-fnord · 2 years ago

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“Le bonheur est un état bien plus noble et bien plus raffiné que la souffrance, le petit luxe des personnes de médiocre qualité” —Henry de Montherlant paraphrased in ‘The Recognitions’ by William Gaddis

(English Translation: “Happiness is a much nobler and more refined state than suffering, the small luxury of people of mediocre quality”)

there is no inherent virtue in suffering, but being able to take a lot of suffering with aplomb is a cool trait, and there is inherent virtue in being cool. so.

#sorry to infringe on the spirit of ur post but I just read this literally 2 pages ago #& it was so shockingly relevant #feel free to ignore #the recognitions #montherlant #william gaddis #the themes of refracted repetition bleeding out from the novel at this point #(this quote in the novel ending a discussion on the potential virtues of suffering)#& i’m p sure ur post is more in the spirit of characters who spit blood & say ‘is that all u got’ during a torture scene #& not commending people who don’t sleep & feel superior about it #etc

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