Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent.

Virginia Woolf
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The quote “Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent.” encompasses the idea of laziness. We are not ourselves when we are merely doing things to please others or to fit in with society. We are numb to everything around us because we are so wrapped up in what is expected of us.

We become numb to our own feelings as well, which is why we need to be careful about how much we conform. It can take us away from who we truly are and make us blind to the world around us.

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