A STEADY SUPERIORITY OVER LIFE
What about the main thing in life – all its riddles? If you want, I’ll spell it out for you right now. Do not pursue what is illusory–property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade, and is confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life–don’t be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is, after all, all the same: the bitter doesn’t last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing. It is enough if you don’t freeze in the cold and if thirst and hunger don’t claw at your insides. If your back isn’t broken, if…
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