"If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.

The loss of these tastes [for poetry and music] is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature.
The loss of these tastes [for poetry and music] is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injuriou...
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