

“People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.”
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“Any person capable of angering you becomes your master;
he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.”
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he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.”
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“As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.”
― As a Man Thinketh
― As a Man Thinketh

“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
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