His prescription for the good life centered on three main themes: mastering your desires, performing your duties, and learning to think clearly about yourself and your relations within the larger community of humanity.
“There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
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“My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence.”
― The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
― The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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