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    I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.

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The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.

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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?

by Unknown Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is read more

In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is the teaching of the Sages.

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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.

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Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!

Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!

by John Milton Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stopping, one should constantly concentrate one's mind on the act and the read more

When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stopping, one should constantly concentrate one's mind on the act and the doing of it, not one ones' relation to the act or its character or value... One should simply practice concentration of the mind on the act itself, understanding it to be an expedient means for attaining tranquility of mind, realization, insight, and wisdom.

by Ashvaghosha Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

by Karl Marx Found in: Melancholy Quotes, Pain Quotes,
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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.

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Even Pain pricks to livelier living.

Even Pain pricks to livelier living.

by Amy Lowell Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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