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Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or a

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. – John Sterling

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Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will. – John Sterling

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Now I am not one of the most constant creatures alive myself, and am apt to run through the spectrum which has the blues at the bottom about once a week. – Byron Caldwell Smith (1849-1877), letter to Kate Stephens

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And I am glad to see, that you have also put to flight the gloomy thoughts which used to haunt you. I like to see people cheerful and happy. What is the use of giving way to sadness in this beautiful world? – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion, A Romance, “The Evening and the Morning St

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Do not arouse disdainful mind when you prepare a broth of wild grasses; do not arouse joyful mind when you prepare a fine cream soup. – Dogen

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