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    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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Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

by Edward M. Forster Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.

No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.

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Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

by H. G. Bohn Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.

Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.

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There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end read more

There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.

Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.

by Edward Dahlberg Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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I have always hated that damn James Bond. I'd like to kill him.

I have always hated that damn James Bond. I'd like to kill him.

by Sean Connery Found in: Negativity Quotes,
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Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all read more

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.

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Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed read more

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.

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