"Our emotions hold more power over us than blade or poison alike. To embrace freely the entire spectrum of our emotions is to allow a multitude of Trojan horses containing hidden emotional poisons to circumvent the walls of rationalization " walls we need to protect our trust, confidence, understanding, and self-control."

Psychology, Emotion, Power, Self-Control, Awareness

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"Our emotions hold more power over us than blade or poison alike. To embrace freely the entire spectrum of our emotions is to allow a multitude of Trojan horses containing hidden emotional poisons to circumvent the walls of rationalization " walls we need to protect our trust, confidence, understanding, and self-control."

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"Though there is much we still want, there is much we already have, and that means we have much to lose as well. It's that potential loss that can keep us bound so tightly that we never reach our biggest dreams, because the biggest dreams require the most risk."

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