"Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it."

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Source : James Boswell, Mark Harris (1981). “The heart of Boswell: six journals in one volume”, McGraw-Hill Companies

James Boswell

#Melancholy Quotes #Silent Quotes #Unhappiness Quotes

“To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.”
“Why did so many grown-ups want to be young, she wondered, when it took so long to grow old? It was like going on a million-mile road trip then wanting to turn around without getting out of the car.”
“What about a hoverboard?" "It's waiting on the roof, of course." Dr. Cable snorted. "What is it about you miscreants and those things?”
“Of course you lose track of where you are sometimes, as you finish a show and ride in a tour bus from anywhere from 3 -12 hours and wake up in another city, and check into a hotel. So, I woke up after a few hours, packed all my stuff up and headed for the bus to depart for that day's show. I get to the lobby and our production person looked at me and said, "where are you headed?" - It was a day off!”
“Bachelor parties are for the married guys.”
“A strong economy causes an increase in the demand for housing; the increased demand for housing drives real-estate prices and rentals through the roof. And then affordable housing becomes completely inaccessible.”
“I never even watched football growing up. I just play the game.”
“Will any one, save the most bigoted, contend, that it is not certain gain to humanity to spread unbelief in the terrible doctrine that eternal torment is the probable fate of the great majority of the human family?”

Source : Charles Bradlaugh (1889). “Theological Essays”, p.135, Library of Alexandria

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