“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”
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“Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair; they can transfer knowledge from teacher to student; words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions. Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all men's actions.”
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“Beauty has no obvious use; nor is there any clear cultural necessity for it. Yet civilization could not do without it.”
― Civilization and Its Discontents
― Civilization and Its Discontents
“Loneliness and darkness have just robbed me of my valuables.”
― Introduction à la psychanalyse
― Introduction à la psychanalyse
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