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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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By starving emotions we become humorless, rigid and stereotyped; by repressing them we become literal, reformatory and holier-than-thou; encouraged, they perfume life; discouraged, they poison it. – Joseph Collins

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Sentimentality–thats what we call the sentiment we dont share. – Graham Greene

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Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work… I.Q. is a threshold competence. You need it, but it doesnt make you a star. Emotional intelligence can. – Warren Bennis

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The world makes up for all its follies and injustices by being damnably sentimental. – Thomas Henry Huxley

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