paradox

[beeja]

1) The paradox is: Fatigue is caused by feeling fatigued. Weariness comes from quitting.

Can anyone explain this for me?

2) It wasn't hard for them to verify what a losing proposition I had been.

What is a losing proposition?

Thank you.

[John mcneill]

Weariness comes from continually trying, working etc
Losing proposition means simply to continue with whatever it is would be of no benifit to them..........not very good

[Casiopea]

I disagree with the first part of John's post.

(1) Fatigue is caused by feeling fatigued.
Weariness comes from quitting.

It reads like a smarandanche tautology:

Being tired is a feeling, it'll pass. But if you act on that feeling, say quit, and continue that pattern you will eventually become weary;i.e., you will eventually become reluctant to take on other e.g., jobs, assignments, etc. "Weariness comes from quitting"; Paradox: It's not the other way around: quitting comes from weariness.

In addition to John's post,

(2) "a losing proposition I had been" means, s/he wasn't worth consideration by others.

To propose, a verb, means to put forth something for consideration by others. Proposition, a noun, refers to the thing that was put forth for consideration.



Hope that helps.