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"If prolonged, the habit of Flippancy builds up around a man the finest armour-plating...It is a thousand miles away from joy; it deadens, instead of sharpening, the intellect; and it excites no affection between those who practice it." ok guys i might have to change my fake flippant ways fr
— Jul 27, 2023 09:11AM
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"...you first of all allowed the patient to read a book he really enjoyed, because he enjoyed it and not in order to make clever remarks about it to his new friends." goodreads users confirmed #TEMPTED
— Jul 27, 2023 08:03AM
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Jul 27, 2023 09:13AM
"Among flippant people the Joke is always assumed to have been made. No one actually makes it; but every serious subject is discussed in a manner which implies that they have already found a ridiculous side to it." ok understood 😭😭😭
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