Beautiful Tragic #4

There's a quote by French writer and columnist Jean D’Ormesson that I have kept close to me since I was about 12 years old and it goes like this: “Do not let yourself be fooled or abused. Remember to beware. And even of the obvious: as she (the obvious) spends her time changing. Do not place people or things too high. Do not place them too low. No, do not place them too low. Rise. Renounce hatred: it harms those who feel it rather than those who are the object of it. Do not try to be wise at all costs. Madness too is wisdom. And wisdom, madness. Escape the precepts and the givers of lessons. Throw out this book. Do what you want. And what you can. Cry when you need to. Laugh. I laughed a lo...View all