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“A fit of laughter, which has been indulged to excess, almost always produces a violent reaction.” quote by Plato — Download Open image

“A fit of laughter, which has been indulged to excess, almost always produces a violent reaction.”

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Christianity does not oppose debauchery and uncontrollable passions and the like as much as it opposes... flat mediocrity, this nauseating atmosphere, this homey, civil togetherness, where admittedly great crimes, wild excesses, and powerful aberrations cannot easily occur - but where God's unconditional demand has even greater difficulty in accomplishing what it requires: the majestic obedience of submission.

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A too closely watched flower/blossoms the wrong color./Excess attention to the jonquil/turns it gentian. Flowers/need it tranquil to get/their hues right. Some/only open at…

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Enjoy the necessities of life but eschew the excesses.

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Most of us try to do too much because we are secretly afraid we will not be able to do anything at all.

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