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Against emotional values arguments have no power, because arguments are only arguments, in other words, not even truths
Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it
The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts
Emotion is always new
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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