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“Constantly and, if it be possible, on the occasion of every impression on the soul, apply to it the principles of Physic, of Ethic, and of Dialectic.”
Book VIII • Marcus Aurelius“"I shall soon be rested," said Fanny; "to sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment."”
Mansfield Park • Jane Austen“The effect of speech upon the condition of the soul is comparable to the power of drugs over the nature of bodies. For just as different drugs dispel different secretions from the body, and some bring an end to disease and others to life, so also in the case of speeches, some distress, others delight, some cause fear, others make the hearers bold, and some drug and bewitch the soul with a kind of evil persuasion.”
Gorgias • Plato“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.”
The Soul of Man Under Socialism • Oscar Wilde“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”
Crime And Punishment • Fyodor Dostoevski