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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Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
Shall you cry because roses have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses?
Shall you cry because roses have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses?
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.
If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.
If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
Sometimes it is a great joy just to listen to someone we love talking.
Sometimes it is a great joy just to listen to someone we love talking.
