Alexander SolzhenitsynDec.11, 1918 – Aug.03, 2008
One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.
-- Alexander Solzhenitsyn –
Several of my own writings/reviews on Solzhenitsyn:
1, 2, 3.
Wishing you all, a great Tuesday!
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2 comments:
By the by: "idols of the marketplace" is a phrase adopted from F. Bacon. The term refers to misunderstandings resulting from language.
See also here
Very interesting, Pala.
And link, with your [cyber-name] and Huxley's Island?
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