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"'self satisfaction which was last doom of ignorance and folly'
I interepret that she is saying self satisfaction leads to stop questioning yourself and therefore it stop yourself from growing intellectually and real wisdom.
With which I totally agree! But I think a healthy sense self satisfaction is also important to grow and learn more. It also prevents you from getting too stressed about yourself.
3, last line" — 12 hours, 46 min ago
"'self satisfaction which was last doom of ignorance and folly'
I interepret that she is saying self satisfaction leads to stop questioning yourself and therefore it stop yourself from growing intellectually and real wisdom.
With which I totally agree! But I think a healthy sense self satisfaction is also important to grow and learn more. It also prevents you from getting too stressed about yourself.
3, last line" — 12 hours, 46 min ago
“Friendships, even the best of them, are frail things. One drifts apart.”
― To the Lighthouse
― To the Lighthouse
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“About here, she thought, dabbling her fingers in the water, a ship had sunk, and she muttered, dreamily half asleep, how we perished, each alone.”
― To the Lighthouse
― To the Lighthouse
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