I believe that if one man were to live out his life fully and completely, were to give form to every feeling, expression to every thought, reality to every dream - I believe that the world would gain such a fresh impulse of joy that we would forget all the maladies of medievalism, and return to the Hellenic ideal - to something finer, richer, than the Hellenic ideal, it may be. But the bravest man amongst us is afraid of himself. The mutilation of the savage has its tragic survival in the self-denial that mars our lives. We are punished for our refusals. . Oscar Wilde
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The great man is one who surmounts all obstacles and defeats all foes, but the man is cowardly and fearful, and will not allow himself to face the light of day and free himself from the folly of his own fears. He can only succeed in doing things which he does not wish to do; and in the end must pay for his failures with a penalty which he is unwilling to accept. Fear of one's own evil nature is a prevalent disease amongst men everywhere.

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