The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), The Myth of Sisyphus
Context: There is no fate that can not be surmounted by scorn.
If the descent is thus sometimes performed in sorrow, it can also take place in joy. This word is not too much. Again I fancy Sisyphus returning toward his rock, and the sorrow was in the beginning.
Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister
1923. Du fordertest dein Schicksal in die Schranken. Biegen oder brechen! Noch war es zu früh. Deshalb wurdest du Opfer.
Deine Antwort war: Tod!
Michael: a German fate in diary notes (1926)
“To scorn the dictate of reason is to scorn the commandment of God.”
Thomas Aquinas book Summa Theologica
Source: Summa Theologica (1265–1274) I-II, q. 19, art. 5
“Think not that aught the fury can surpass
Of woman, when she feels that she is scorned.”
Francesco Berni (1497–1535) Italian poet
Non crediate che sia maggiore sdegno,
Che quel di donna quando e dispregiata.
IX, 23
Rifacimento of Orlando Innamorato
“For still the world prevail'd, and its dread laugh,
Which scarce the firm philosopher can scorn.”
James Thomson (poet) The Seasons
Source: The Seasons (1726-1730), Autumn (1730), l. 233.
“This is what I say about the scorn of the media elite: I wear their scorn as a badge of honor.”
Dan Quayle (1947) American politician, lawyer
Speech to the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis (9 June 1992)
“Fate can be one mean god at times.”
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Source: The Color of Magic
