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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.
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.
I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good read more
I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.
Joy is not in things; it is in us
Joy is not in things; it is in us
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?
But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?
For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.
For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.
