“The Yugoslav is a lyric hero – he sings of his wounds before he binds them.”
“Our tragedy is not that we lack courage, but that we lack the courage to organize.”
“Every Serb feels himself a prince; every Croat a nobleman; every Slovene a burgher; and every Montenegrin a voivode – but no one feels himself a citizen.”
Dvorniković lists dozens of traits, often in dialectical pairs: vladimir dvornikovic karakterologija jugoslovena pdf better
| Positive / Heroic traits | Negative / “Problematic” traits | |------------------------|--------------------------------| | Heroism, junaštvo | Individualism → anarchy | | Spontaneity, emotional warmth | Impulsivity, lack of discipline | | Hospitality (gostoprimstvo) | Suspicion of outsiders | | Solidarity in adversity (zadruga mentality) | Factionalism, inet (contrariness) | | Wit, poetic sensibility | Tendency to exaggerate, boast | | Physical courage | Recklessness, short‑term thinking |
He also discusses:
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