Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
Hatred -- The anger of the weak.
Hatred -- The anger of the weak.
Stop worrying -- nobody gets out of this world alive.
Stop worrying -- nobody gets out of this world alive.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.
Sin brought death, and death will disappear with the disappearance of sin.
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to read more
My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
