The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes i…

Emile Durkheim
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The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. His passions are mere appearances, being sterile. They are dissipated in futile imaginings, producing nothing external to themselves. ✨ John A. Spaulding, George Simpson, Emile Durkheim (2010). Suicide, p.279, Simon and Schuster
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