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Never allow your mind to dwell on your own misconduct: that is ruin. The conscience has morbid sensibilities; it must be employed but not indulged, like the imagination or the stomach.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1880-01/02?), “Reflections and Remarks on Human Life,” § 7.1 “Discipline of Conscience”
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A collection of aphorisms and musings, first published in the Edinburgh Edition of his Works, vol. 28 (1898).

Added on 22-May-26 | Last updated 15-May-26
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Topics: conscience, despondency, error, failure, misconduct, morbidity, obsession, self-blame, self-condemnation, self-criticism, self-deprecation, self-doubt, self-hatred, self-judgment, self-loathing, self-reproach, shortcomings, sins
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Life is near-death experience.

Alain de Botton (b. 1969) Swiss-British author
‘On Pessimism,” lecture (3 Feb 2013)
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Transcript here.

Added on 3-Aug-17 | Last updated 3-Aug-17
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Topics: death, life, morbidity, mortality, suffering
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