Tuesday 31 December 2013

The burden of ugliness becomes lighter if it is shared with descendants

The only thing that makes me somewhat skeptical regarding human procreation is the unintelligent selection of parents. Some of the most unattractive individuals in the world feel they must multiply at all costs. They are apparently under the illusion that the burden of ugliness becomes lighter if it is shared with descendants.

M. Kundera, The farewell party (1976), 89

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