Mary Shelley — "Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a poin…"
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
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Frankenstein, a reflection on the importance of purpose for mental peace.
Date: 1818
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