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    Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us.

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People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

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I have no regrets because I know I did my best -- all I could do.

I have no regrets because I know I did my best -- all I could do.

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To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.

To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.

by Bodenstedt Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

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What I want back is what I was
Before the bed, before the knife,
Before the brooch-pin and the salve
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What I want back is what I was
Before the bed, before the knife,
Before the brooch-pin and the salve
Fixed me in this parenthesis;
Horses fluent in the wind,
A place, a time gone out of mind.

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Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

by Karl Barth Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.

There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.

by Robert Burton Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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Life is a jest; and all things show it.
I thought so once; but now I know it.

Life is a jest; and all things show it.
I thought so once; but now I know it.

by John Gay Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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Capital punishment would be more effective as a preventive measure if it were administered prior to the crime.

Capital punishment would be more effective as a preventive measure if it were administered prior to the crime.

by Woody Allen Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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