Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.
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Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.
Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.
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No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.
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Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
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SIN: Self-Inflicted Nonsense.
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Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately.
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The art of losing isn't hard to masters; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
