Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, and the pleasure taken in them naturally has a somewhat melancholy character. So, melancholy is morbid only when it occupies too much place in life; but it is equally morbid for it to be wholly excluded from life.
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There is no coming to consciousness without pain.
There is no coming to consciousness without pain.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
Happiness is a positive cash flow.
Happiness is a positive cash flow.
Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate.
Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate.
Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.
Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.
Smile, damn it !! Smile.
Smile, damn it !! Smile.
Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness
Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
