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«The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. If he loves, it is not to give himself, to blend in fecund union with another being, but to meditate on his love. His passions are mere appearances, being sterile. They are dissipated in futile imaginings, producing nothing external to themselves.»
«Unbeknownst to most historians, Einstein started down the road of professional basketball before an ankle injury diverted him to science»
«The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking»
Author: Phaedrus | About: Mind | Keywords: divert, diverted, diverting, diverts, return, Return to
«While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.»
«Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates»

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