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16298398 No.16298398 [Reply] [Original]

What is it all for bros :(
I relate with prince Andrey the most with similar delusions of fame and glory but it's true.. It's all vanity, meaningless.

I just feel like discussing this because it is so profound, really moved me.

>> No.16298544

Is that War and Peace? Is it a good translation?

>> No.16298570

>>16298398
You post as if you understand meaning. Such a man with that type of knowledge, we can regard as most fortunate indeed. Tell us then; what is meaning? I would be most thankful if you could explain meaning to me.

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16298592

Only as long as you do nothing.
If you do something, if it is worthwhile, your fame will come eventually, even if it's long after your death or very late in life.
What defines Nous is not what's within him, but what's from him.

>> No.16298665

>>16298570
I didn't post as if I understood meaning, I do understand 'meaningless' though (which is what I wrote). A sense of futility, like the one Andrei experiences. What is the war for? What purpose does it have? What purpose is Napoleon's greatness for when he's dead?
>>16298544
Yes it's by Anthony Briggs. I like it.