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In arousing or calming human emotions, I have found, the experiences of others are often more effective than mere words. So, after offering you some comfort when we talked together, I have decided, now that we are apart, to write you a letter of consolation about the calamities I have suffered. This should make you realize that your troubles amount to little or nothing compared with mine, and you may find them easier to bear.
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McLaughlin, M.M., Wheeler, B. (2009). Abelard’s Letter of Consolation to a Friend: A Story of Calamities. In: McLaughlin, M.M., Wheeler, B. (eds) The Letters of Heloise and Abelard. The New Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230101876_2
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