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“The man whose silent daysIn harmless joys are spent,Whom hopes cannot delude,Nor sorrow discontent:That man needs neither towersNor armour for defence,Nor secret vaults to flyFrom thunder's violence.”

Men Needs Joy Secret Violence He Man Sorrow Silent Thunder Defence Discontent Armour Vaults

Book:Poetical Works (in English) of Thomas Campion

Source: Poetical Works (in English) of Thomas Campion

“Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.”

Ifs Knows World Secret Increase Thee Contentment Despise Discontent

Book:Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Poor Richard's Almanack

“No healthy man, in his secret heart, is content with his destiny. He is tortured by dreams and images as a child is tortured by the thought of a state of existence in which it would live in a candy store and have two stomachs.”

Men Heart Children Two States Dream Secret Existence Destiny Healthy Stores Candy Discontent Candy Stores

Book:Mencken Chrestomathy

Source: Mencken Chrestomathy

“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading, for a story has as many versions as it has readers.”

Thinking Men Stories Reading Secret Reader Hearing Versions Discontent Mesh

Book:The Winter of our Discontent

Source: The Winter of our Discontent