On Emotions
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer:
“A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.”
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