“The greater part of the body speaks only to suffer. Every organ that makes itself known is already suspect of disorder.”

Original: La plus grande partie du corps ne parle que pour souffrir. Tout organe qui se fait connaître est déjà suspect de désordre. — The body normally remains unnoticed, and awareness of it often arrives through discomfort or disruption. · Tel quel (French)

• Body
• Health
• Suffering

“The serious is lost in the realm of sensation or in smoke.”

Original: Le sérieux se perd dans le sensible ou dans la fumée. — A compressed reflection on how seriousness can dissolve when confronted by sensation or distraction. · Tel quel (French)

• Attention
• Senses
• Seriousness

“It is what I carry that is unknown to myself that makes me myself.”

Original: C'est ce que je porte d'inconnu à moi-même qui me fait moi. — Identity is presented as containing an irreducible element that remains mysterious even to oneself. · Monsieur Teste (French)

• Identity
• Mystery
• Self Knowledge