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- Plato




Showing posts with label Oscar Wilde. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oscar Wilde. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it . . .Resist it and the soul grows sick with longing."
I really hope that isn't our philosophy in life.
If any of you have read "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, you will remember that as Dorian attempted to live out his temptation, doing whatever he felt he wanted... basically living in a repulsive, hedonistic lifestyle, it began to show...

If you act upon your thoughts without consulting your heart, sometimes you forget that the effects could be damaging. For your heart will be what reacts to any pain from temptation.