The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
~ Anton Chekhov
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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.
~ Anton Chekhov
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I cannot escape the objection that there is no state of mind, however simple, that does not change every moment.
~ Henri-Louis Bergson
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If we have only so much attention to give, and only so much time on this earth, we might want to think about reinfusing our attention and our communication with the intention that both deserve.
~ Jenny Odell
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What life have you, if you have not life together? There is not life that is not in community,
~ T.S. Eliot
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Well-ordered states and wise princes have taken every care not to drive the nobles to desperation, and to keep the people satisfied and contented, for this is one of the most important objects a prince can have.
~ Niccolò Machiavelli
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
~ Anton Chekhov
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The second half of a man’s life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Ecstasy is a glass full of tea and a piece of sugar in the mouth.
~ Aleksandr Pushkin
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I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them.
~ John le Carré
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
~ Albert Camus
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