When one does another person an injustice, in some mysterious way it does one good to discover (or to persuade oneself) that the injured party has also behaved badly or unfairly in some little matter or other; it is always a relief to the conscience if one can apportion some measure of guilt to the person one has betrayed. Beware of Pity
Retirement without study is death, and the grave of a living man. Day's Collacon
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” 1984
No one has had gods so favourable to him that he can promise himself a morrow. Thyestes
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