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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I lean to you, numb as a fossil. Tell me I'm here.
I lean to you, numb as a fossil. Tell me I'm here.
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.
The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.
If you want an open society, you have to put up with the chaos.
If you want an open society, you have to put up with the chaos.
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
The peace makers shall be called the children of God.
In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.
In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.
Don't tell me peace has broken out.
Don't tell me peace has broken out.
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.
