It's hard to understand exactly what's going through a man's mind....I have read numerous quotes form this man and this is the one that really stick's with me. I understand what it means to me.....Just curious what it might mean to others.
Here it is:
He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Samuel Johnson
English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784)
I like the quote,
To me it relates to shutting out emotions.
Being a Man would refer to facing challenges and responsibilities that would include dealing with emotions and not shutting them out.
I get accused all the time of not having feelings, which would be considered non-human, or "beastly"
In doing so, I get rid of that pain emotions might bring."pain of being a man"
or it could mean, "beastly"= Drinking to oblivion... the rest is self explainatory..lol
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sounds to me like he was into lychens ,werewolfs and zombies any of which have no pain. or the troubles of a mortal man.
sorry i was watching underworld last night and that tight vinyl suit has me thinking animalistic thoughts
Shoot, I thought it was Doc Johnson, the sex toy king!
"The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamored with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it…He seems to imagine that he can arrange the different members of a great society with as much ease as the hand arranges the different pieces upon a chessboard.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Pain is what makes us human. Capable of compassion and empathy. Without it we are no more than a beast/bear/lion .......
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Life is kinda hard but it's
better than the other options .. er ..option !
My X sister in law like to refer to me as a neanderthal. But it kind of hurt my feelingsSo apparently that distinction between beast and man is not entirely accurate
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