Jacques Barzun Quotes | When people accept futility and the absurd as...

"When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent."

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It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.

— Joseph Conrad

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Hopelessness kills. Numerous studies in humans show that we can die as a result of dire beliefs and a sense of overwhelming futility.

— Larry Dossey

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