Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. Never Give In!
″‘Hope,’ he says, ‘cherishes the soul of him who lives in justice and holiness, and is the nurse of his age and the companion of his journey;—hope which is mightiest to sway the restless soul of man.‘” Republic
So remember this principle when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is great good fortune. Book IV
There is no feeling so simple that it is not immediately complicated and distorted by introspection. Reflections on Literature and Morality
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