The heart was made to be broken

The heart was made to be broken

Suicide is a permanent solution
to a temporary problem
(quoted by Judy Collins on Diane Rehm Show).

Suicide is a permanent solution
to a temporary problem
(quoted by Judy Collins on Diane Rehm Show).

For thou hast given me in this beauteous face
A world of earthly blessings to my soul,
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For thou hast given me in this beauteous face
A world of earthly blessings to my soul,
If sympathy of love unite our thoughts.

Jobling, there are chords in the human mind.

Jobling, there are chords in the human mind.

It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.

It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid read more

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt

They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so read more

They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so meekly,
Spake with us on earth no more!

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.