The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.
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It's good to shut up sometimes.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
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The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought.
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Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
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My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
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