Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness.


Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert. Thoughts. Tales and apologues (ed. 1848)

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Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness.

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness.

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness.

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness.