The Wisdom Letter #074
5 quotes from Colette (1873–1954)
✹ For today's Wisdom Letter, we have carefully curated five bite-sized quotes from the French author, Colette (1873–1954).
Quote № 01:
“There are days when solitude, for someone my age, is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall.”
— Colette, “Freedom”
Quote № 02:
“I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.”
— Colette, “The Last of Cheri”
Quote № 03:
“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”
— Colette
Quote № 04:
“Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave.”
— Colette, “The Pure and the Impure”
Quote № 05:
“We only do well the things we like doing.”
— Colette, “Prisons and Paradise”
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✺ Today’s Questions
Three philosophical questions to foster your curiosity:
Question № 01:
Is solitude a necessary condition for achieving profound personal growth and understanding, or can these also be achieved in the company of others?
Question № 02:
Is it possible to cultivate genuine enthusiasm, or is it an innate trait that cannot be developed?
Question № 03:
Is shame inherently negative, or can it serve a positive role in personal development and societal cohesion?
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Question 2: If I do something with a positive attitude, I often find that the more I do it, the easier it becomes, which in turn leads me to enjoy it more, thereby cultivating enthusiasm.
Shame has a positive social function as evidenced by the fact that we still hear the use of the derogatory term ‘shameless’ to describe someone who violates accepted social norms. I think we do hear it less and less, though, as norms continue to fall away, even the idea of ‘normal’ itself under attack for not being inclusive enough.