"The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us."
Voltaire
"Behind every great fortune there is a crime."
Honore de Balzac
"Prejudices are what fools use for reason."
Volaire
Remember, remember...
Spiritual pride leads to a lingering spiritual death. It turns the living being into a tomb, bright and polished on the outside, proudly ornamented with scrupulous attention to detail, and ostentatious adherence to the letter of the law — but inside full of corruption, and festering foulness. They love the rituals and the worldly forms of religion, but want nothing to do with mercy and love. It is a sickening romance with the self, unto death.
Jesse, Essere Umano, 20 August 2017