Anxiety is the beginning of conscience, which is the parent of the soul but is not compatible with innocence.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Anxiety and Conscience
A
Defining Originality
D
Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man’s thinking or his writing.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Sorrow’s Antidote
S
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Over-Education Atonement
O
The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Fear of Loss
F
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Creative Desire
C
The desire to create continually is vulgar and betrays jealousy, envy, ambition. If one is something one really does not need to make anything – and one nonetheless does very much.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
World for Love
W
In the end, the world always becomes a place for love.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Genius Perspective
G
Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Happiness as Prison
H
Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth
Self-Awareness Impact
S
The greatest boons and the greatest curses of life is self-awareness.
Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth