Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health.
EDGAR ALLAN POENow this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded.
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The world is a great ocean, upon which we encounter more tempestuous storms than calms.
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Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.
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The eye, like a shattered mirror, multiplies the images of sorrow.
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I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
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When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.
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There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
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I am a writer. Therefore, I am not sane.
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Man’s real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
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The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.
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Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
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Happiness is not to be found in knowledge, but in the acquisition of knowledge.
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Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
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It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
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Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
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