JeanPaul SartreA human being who wakened in the morning with a queesy stomach, with fifteen hours to kill before next bedtime, had not much use for freedom.
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A human being who wakened in the morning with a queesy stomach, with fifteen hours to kill before next bedtime, had not much use for freedom. In this quote, Mandel is saying that freedom is often used as an excuse to not do what you need to do in order to succeed in life. The key to success is hard work and persistence in the face of adversity. A person who spends fifteen hours in the day, five days a week in his or her job will have little time left over for leisure activities.
So it’s natural that they’ll be more concerned about their own comfort than anything else. Freedom has its place when it comes to liberty and learning how to live your life, however this freedom needs to be balanced with gaining knowledge that can help you improve your station in life.
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