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    Pain hardens, and great pain hardens greatly, whatever the comforters say, and suffering does not ennoble, though it may occasionally lend a certain rigid dignity of manner to the suffering frame.

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It's the things I might have said that fester.

It's the things I might have said that fester.

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Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

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Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to read more

Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us.

by E. M. Cioran Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends.

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Life is a jest; and all things show it.
I thought so once; but now I know it.

Life is a jest; and all things show it.
I thought so once; but now I know it.

by John Gay Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some read more

Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.

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From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not read more

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.

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Sorrow is the great idealizer.

Sorrow is the great idealizer.

by Unknown Found in: Heartbreak Quotes,
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Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

by Karl Barth Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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