Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will read more

Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy.

There's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.
- Lord Byron (George read more

There's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),

My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.

My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty read more

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clot of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. . -George Bernard Shaw.

Power is not alluring to pure minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds

We often say how impressive power is. But I do not find it impressive at all. The guns and the read more

We often say how impressive power is. But I do not find it impressive at all. The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure. They are necessary symbols. They protect what we cherish. But they are witness to hum.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes read more

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.