Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the… — G. Chesterton
Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the superficial. Melancholy should be an innocent interlude, a tender and fugitive frame of mind; praise should be the permanent pulsation of the soul.
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