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So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic read more
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.
Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand
Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the read more
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.
Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.
Apathy is a sort of living oblivion.
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what read more
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.
My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always read more
My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always standing up against racism, sexism and all those other -isms the counterculture has been whinning about for years.
Moments of complete apathy are the best for new creations.
Moments of complete apathy are the best for new creations.
