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There are two kinds of passivity and escapism. The wrong one arises from a lack of the energy, knowledge, or courage wherewith to cope with life or from a sense of defeatism after a series of failures or from the inertia of a dreamy temperament.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 4 : Retreat Centres > # 70