If I am not able to contend with it, I escape from it; and in avoiding… — Essays
SAPIR 861
If I am not able to contend with it, I escape from it; and in avoiding it, slip out of the way, and make, my doubles; shifting place, business, and company, I secure myself in the crowd of other thoughts and fancies, where it loses my trace, and I escape.
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