"The realm is in prosperous state, thy house is strong, flourishing under the smile of Heaven."
The Nurse to Phaedra, shortly before the unchecked desire of the latter brings ruin to her household.
- Seneca's Phaedra
Alain de Bottom, whose "The Art of Travel" once cheered me up quite a bit, makes the case against optimism:
"Attempts to trust that the worst is over and to stop frightening ourselves seem doomed to propel us into yet worse disappointment. We are not only unhappy, but—believing calm and happiness to be the norm—unhappy that we’re unhappy."
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