Having fallen from the eternal, the Evil One's desires are endless, insatiable. Having fallen from pure Being, he is driven by the desire to possess, to fill his emptiness. But the problem is insoluble, always. He is compelled to have and to hold, to possess and consume, and nothing else. All he takes, he destroys.
Romance only comes into existence where love is fatal, frowned upon and doomed by life itself. - Denis De Rougemont
Romance only comes into existence where love is fatal, frowned upon and doomed by life itself.
- Denis De Rougemont
Animals do feel like us, also joy, love, fear and pain but they cannot grasp the spoken word. It is our obligation to take their part and continue to… - Denis De Rougemont
Animals do feel like us, also joy, love, fear and pain but they cannot grasp the spoken word. It is our obligation to take their part and continue to…
Social confusion has now reached a point at which the pursuit of immorality turns out to be more exhausting than compliance with the old moral codes. - Denis De Rougemont
Social confusion has now reached a point at which the pursuit of immorality turns out to be more exhausting than compliance with the old moral codes.
Having fallen from the eternal, the Evil One's desires are endless, insatiable. Having fallen from pure Being, he is driven by the desire to possess,… - Denis De Rougemont
Having fallen from the eternal, the Evil One's desires are endless, insatiable. Having fallen from pure Being, he is driven by the desire to possess,…
Happiness is indeed a Eurydice, vanishing as soon as gazed upon. It can exist only in acceptance, and succumbs as soon as it is laid claim to. - Denis De Rougemont
Happiness is indeed a Eurydice, vanishing as soon as gazed upon. It can exist only in acceptance, and succumbs as soon as it is laid claim to.
Why should neurotic, selfish, immature people suddenly become angels when they fall in love ... ? - Denis De Rougemont
Why should neurotic, selfish, immature people suddenly become angels when they fall in love ... ?
Passion and marriage are essentially irreconcilable. Their origins and their ends make them mutually exclusive. Their co-existence in our midst const… - Denis De Rougemont
Passion and marriage are essentially irreconcilable. Their origins and their ends make them mutually exclusive. Their co-existence in our midst const…
A life allied with mine, for the rest of our lives... that is the miracle of marriage. - Denis De Rougemont
A life allied with mine, for the rest of our lives... that is the miracle of marriage.
Fallen myths can instill venom. - Denis De Rougemont
Fallen myths can instill venom.
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