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Beware of Pity

by Stefan Zweig

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Jan 04, 2026 08:17PM

“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.

Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: beauty, corruption, perspective

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“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

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A group of youngsters seeking to enlighten themselves and become well-read through an alternating book schedule of classic literature and other works.