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This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us. This makes us secret
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"This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us. This makes us secret and rotten"

- David Herbert Lawrence

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In this quote, David Herbert Lawrence is highlighting the devastating nature of rejecting our own inner darkness. He argues that the greatest type of wickedness is when we pick to neglect the intense evil that resides within us. By declining to acknowledge this enthusiastic evil, we become secretive and corrupt. Lawrence recommends that by hiding our true selves and pretending to be pure and good, we are in fact allowing our inner wickedness to fester and grow. This quote serves as a reminder to face and accept our flaws and unfavorable impulses, rather than burying them and permitting them to manage us.

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David Herbert Lawrence This quote is written / told by David Herbert Lawrence between September 11, 1885 and March 2, 1930. He was a famous Writer from England. The author also have 84 other quotes.

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