One's emotional state is always determined by the oddest and most accidental things, and it is precisely the… — Stefan Zweig
One's emotional state is always determined by the oddest and most accidental things, and it is precisely the most superficial factors that often fortify or diminish our courage.
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One can run away from anything but oneself.
No envy is more mean than that of small-minded beings when they see a neighbor lifted, as though borne aloft by angels, out of the dull drudgery of their common existence; petty spirits are more ready to forgive a prince the most fabulous wealth than a fellow-sufferer beneath the same yoke the smallest degree of freedom.
The heart is able to bury deep and well what is urgently desires to forget.
