Ivan

“Nothing satisfies the man who is not satisfied with a little.”
― Alain de Botton, The Consolations of Philosophy

“Man’s happiness today consists in “having fun.” Having fun lies in the satisfaction of consuming and “taking in” commodities, sights, food, drinks, cigarettes, people, lectures, books, movies—all are consumed, swallowed. The world is one great object for our appetite, a big apple, a big bottle, a big breast; we are the sucklers, the eternally expectant ones, the hopeful ones—and the eternally disappointed ones.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

“The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

“Love could not induce us to take on the burden of propagating the species without promising us the greatest happiness we could imagine.”
― Alain de Botton, The Consolations of Philosophy