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To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become read more
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. [James 1:19-20].
He who has never hoped can never despair.
He who has never hoped can never despair.
Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified read more
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.
Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: read more
Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavor, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.
You win only if you aren't afraid to lose.
You win only if you aren't afraid to lose.
Brady's First Law of Problem Solving: When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing read more
Brady's First Law of Problem Solving: When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question: How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end read more
There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
