I was looking through my phone today and found an old saved photo I used to really enjoy. Still rings true, wonder what else I’ll stumble on.
Rene Magritte, The Survivor
Josef Mandl (Czech, 1874–1933) and Jaroslav Panuška (Czech, 1872–1958)
Yeah I'm old enough to remember when every man on the planet idolized a chemically castrated, virginal momma's boy who took orders from women.
This is what peak performance looks like.
“We had to recognize that our generation was more to be trusted than theirs. They surpassed us only in phrases and in cleverness; the first bombardment showed us our mistake, and under it the world as they had taught it to us broke in pieces. While they continued to write and talk, we saw the dying. While they taught that duty to one’s country is the greatest thing, we already knew that death-throes are stronger. But for all that we were no mutineers, no deserters, no cowards.We loved our country as much as they; we went courageously into every action; but also we distinguished the false from true, we had suddenly learned to see. And we saw that there was nothing of their world left. We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.“
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