Of the good in you I can speak, but not of the evil.For what is evil but good tortured by it__ own hunger and thirst?Verily when good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it thirsts it drinks even of dead waters.
Reason ruling alone is a force confining and passion unattended is a flame that burns to its own destruction.
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Reason ruling alone is a force confining and passion unattended is a flame that burns to its own destruction.
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