Dejan Stojanovic Quotes
Trying too hard to be too good, even when trying to be bad, is too good for the bad, too bad for the good.
Topics
Deception
Hypocrites, Hypocrisy
Morality
Trying
Authenticity
Contradiction
Intention, Intentions
Overcompensation
Paradox, Paradoxes
Perfectionism
Duality
Excessive Effort
Good vs. Evil, Good vs Evil
Overachieving
Overexertion
Overzealousness
Self-Sabotage
Striving for Excellence
Trying Hard
Trying Too Hard
Citations
Stojanovic, Dejan. The Sun Watches Itself. Književna reč, 1999.
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Dejan Stojanović is a Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought and poetic devices, bordering on philosophy, and, overall, it has a highly reflective tone. According to the critic Petar V. Arbutina, "Stojanović belongs to the small and autochthonous circle of poets who have been the main creative and artistic force of the Serbian poetry in the last several decades."