The plainest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness: her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene. Essays
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” 1984
[…] it would have made things a lot easier if we understood there was no way of living that can immunize you against sadness. And that sadness is intrinsically part of the fabric of happiness. You can’t have one without the other. Midnight Library
If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible. Le Pere Goriot
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