Cannery Row
The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.
-Steinbeck, 1965
-Steinbeck, 1965
posted by Kamal at 8:53 AM
2 Comments:
Alas! I know this only too better... Not many realise that "its ok" (rather, very profitable) to be an detestable asshole!
the first set of traits are best reserved for family i guess and the second set for the careers.!!
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