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By starving emotions we become humorless, rigid and stereotyped; b

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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The chief reason why marriage is rarely a success is that it is contracted while the partners are insane. – Joseph Collins

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The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. – Jim Rohn

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Every time a resolve or fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing fruit, it is worse than a chance lost; it works to hinder future emotions from taking the normal path of discharge. – William James

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