A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself. When you are a child your vessel is not yet full;so you care for nothing but your own affairs. When you grow up, your vessel overflows; and you are a politician, a philosopher, or an explorer and adventurer. In old age the vessel dries up: there is no overflow: you are a child again.


Heartbreak House (ed. Read Books Ltd, 2015) - ISBN: 9781473375000


A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself. When you are a child your vessel is not yet full;so you care for...

A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself. When you are a child your vessel is not yet full;so you care for...

A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself. When you are a child your vessel is not yet full;so you care for...

A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself. When you are a child your vessel is not yet full;so you care for...