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    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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Nostalgia: When you find the present tense and past perfect.

Nostalgia: When you find the present tense and past perfect.

by The Lion Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, read more

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.

by Emile Durkheim Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

by Carl Jung Found in: Melancholy Quotes, Pain Quotes,
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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.

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Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad

by Victor Hugo Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down read more

Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

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Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.

Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.

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Never frown...even when you're sad you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.

Never frown...even when you're sad you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.

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The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.

The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.

by Sydney Smith Found in: Shame Quotes,
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