"Remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid, In every bosom where her nest is made, Hatched by the beams of truth, denies him rest, And proves a raging scorpion in his breast."

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William Cowper

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“I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good.”
“Our lives are determined less by our childhood than by the traumatic way we have learned to remember our childhoods.”
“I want success. I want to do something. I really want people to remember my name.”
“You have to believe in yourself, otherwise you can't do it. If you don't believe in yourself, how do expect anyone else to? Because ultimately, you're the one who has to do it.”
“We should be able to see Islam for what it is, make a distinction between the people and the ideology, and stop with being politically correct, and address the problems, as many people see it when it comes to the Islamisation of their country.”
“Man cannot stand a meaningless life.”
“Why be saddled with this thing called life expectancy? Of what relevance to an individual is such a statistic? Am I to concern myself with an allotment of days I never had and was never promised? Must I check off each day of my life as if I am subtracting from this imaginary hoard? No, on the contrary, I will add each day of my life to my treasure of days lived. And with each day, my treasure will grow, not diminish.”
“The greater the artist, the greater the doubt.”

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