Whoever is devoid of the capacity of wonder, whoever remains unmoved, whoever cannot contemplate or know the deep shudder of the soul in enchantment, might just as well be dead for he has already closed his eyes upon life.
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By itself, he said, pain is not always enough. There are occasions when a human being will stand out against pain, even to the point of death. But for everyone there is something unendurable — something that cannot be contemplated.
1984 / contemplate / death / pain
They did not know what we can now sense as we contemplate the course of history: that change begins in the soul before it shows in our lives.
contemplate / history / soul