All 6 Uses of
inertia
in
Notes from the Underground
- And the worst of it was, and the root of it all, that it was all in accord with the normal fundamental laws of over-acute consciousness, and with the inertia that was the direct result of those laws, and that consequently one was not only unable to change but could do absolutely nothing.†
Chpt 1.2
- …on the everlasting theme, that even for the stone wall you are yourself somehow to blame, though again it is as clear as day you are not to blame in the least, and therefore grinding your teeth in silent impotence to sink into luxurious inertia, brooding on the fact that there is no one even for you to feel vindictive against, that you have not, and perhaps never will have, an object for your spite, that it is a sleight of hand, a bit of juggling, a card-sharper's trick, that it is…†
Chpt 1.3
- In the depth of my heart there was no faith in my suffering, only a faint stir of mockery, but yet I did suffer, and in the real, orthodox way; I was jealous, beside myself …. and it was all from ENNUI, gentlemen, all from ENNUI; inertia overcame me.†
Chpt 1.5
- You know the direct, legitimate fruit of consciousness is inertia, that is, conscious sitting-with-the-hands-folded.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- Result: a soap-bubble and inertia.†
Chpt 1.5
- Better conscious inertia!†
Chpt 1.11
Definition:
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(inertia) a tendency to continue in the same manner -- such as sit still and do nothing or continue moving in a particular direction