Quotes from book
The Wisdom of Insecurity

The Wisdom of Insecurity

Classic. Proposes the reversal of ordinary thinking - how to live in an insecure world without the consolation of religious belief.


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“We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.”

Source: The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety

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