One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense oversensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting. Generosity is as painful as meanness, gratitude as hateful as ingratitude. - George Orwell

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George Orwell: "One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense oversensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting. Generosity is as painful as meanness, gratitude as hateful as ingratitude."

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Civilized	Disgusting	Effects	Emotions
Generosity	Gratitude	Hateful	Immense
Ingratitude	Life	Makes	Meanness
Oversensitiveness	Painful	Primary	Safe
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