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The wisely cultivated man, conscious how insignificant a drop he is in the vast stream of life, learns his limitation and accepts events with modesty and equanimity.

— Henry Maudsley

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On earth there are assuredly other things great besides man, but none greater; and in man there are other things great besides mind, but none greater.

The sorrow which has no vent in tears may make other organs weep.

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