When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approv…

T. S. Eliot
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When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this behavior by his attitude towards the result of the behavior arranged by himself, we can be influenced towards behaving in the same way. ✨ T.S. Eliot (1950). Selected Essays
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When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this behavior by his attitude towards the result of the behavior arranged by himself, we can be influenced towards behaving in the same way. ✨ T.S. Eliot (1950). Selected Essays

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