Sublime

dilettante,

commitments,

That is—everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you. And you can change it. You can influence it. . . . Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.

Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce,

Following your own ideas and instincts is how we create genuine confidence and craft in our work. True satisfaction is achieved by liberating ourselves from desiring the approval of others. While others might triumphantly social climb into various inner rings, it’s only from pursuing our own path that we find lasting fulfillment.

Here’s how to live: Learn.

Il s’appelle Richard. Il était monteur dans le cinéma avant de prendre sa retraite ici, « au calme ». Il fait partie de ces autodidactes discrets qui lisent tout, s’intéressent à chaque nouvelle idée, se cultivent et s’interrogent continuellement, sans autre objectif que le plaisir de la connaissance et l’amélioration du genre humain.