“It is not violence that best overcomes hate -- nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“I was sorry for her; I was amazed, disgusted at her heartless vanity; I wondered why so much beauty should be given to those who made so bad a use of it, and denied to some who would make it a benefit to both themselves and others.
But, God knows best, I concluded. There are, I suppose, some men as vain, as selfish, and as heartless as she is, and, perhaps, such women may be useful to punish them.”
― Agnes Grey
But, God knows best, I concluded. There are, I suppose, some men as vain, as selfish, and as heartless as she is, and, perhaps, such women may be useful to punish them.”
― Agnes Grey
“The past could always be annihilated. Regret, denial, or forgetfulness could do that. But the future was inevitable.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“إذا التَبسَ عليكَ أمرانِ .. فَانظُر أثقلهما على النفس فاتّبِعهُ؛ فإنهُ لا يَثَقلُ عليها إلا ما كان حقًا.”
― الحِكم العطائية
― الحِكم العطائية
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