January 2010
56 posts
…but better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
– Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner) (via artpixie)
…but better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.
– Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner) (via artpixie)
Five emotions you never knew you had →
victoriaisamess:
Some emotional states only have names in particular languages. Here are some examples:
Fiero (Italian): contented pride in achieving something just for oneself.
Amae (Japanese): the sweet feeling of being dependent on someone else.
Naches (Yiddish): the glow of proud pleasure that only a child can give to its parents.
Schadenfreude (German): the feeling you experience when...
Five emotions you never knew you had →
victoriaisamess:
Some emotional states only have names in particular languages. Here are some examples:
Fiero (Italian): contented pride in achieving something just for oneself.
Amae (Japanese): the sweet feeling of being dependent on someone else.
Naches (Yiddish): the glow of proud pleasure that only a child can give to its parents.
Schadenfreude (German): the feeling you experience when...
To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make...
– E. M. Forster (via laeticia) (via tobia)