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Wisdom The problem with getting slapped on the face isn’t the slap, it’s the sound it makes. Don’t be in a hurry to forgive. Mercy also corrupts. Only the enemy never betrays. I started being afraid of other people. I learned that our solitude is born of human coexistence. The only reason we are not on all fours, roaring in the woods, is because the feeling of guilt saves us. Between the psychoanalyst and the mental pati...

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