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It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the read more
It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
Music is the shorthand of emotion.
Music is the shorthand of emotion.
The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.
The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.
The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action
The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. read more
Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.
There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, read more
There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
