Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Francis Bacon

The truth was that he died from solitude, the enemy known but to few on this Earth, and whom only the simplest of us are fit to withstand. The brilliant Costaguanaro of the boulevards had died from solitude and want of faith in himself and others.

Joseph Conrad

The truth - that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire.

Viktor E. Frankl

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

Albert Einstein

A new word is like a fresh seed sewn on the ground of the discussion.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

We need tough days to drive us to our knees.

Source Unknown

I milked, of course, and did some work around the barn, and tried not to think about Brian, which was like trying not to breathe.

Catherine Gilbert Murdock

That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.

Timothy Garton Ash

We have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken. (Despite) all the selfishness that chills like east winds the world, the whole human family is bathed with an element of love like a fine ether... The effect of the indulgence of this human affection is a certain cordial exhilaration.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The feminist anti-pornography movement, no less than the feminist movement of a century ago, encourages the assumption that male and female sexuality, and possibly morality, are as unlike as yin and yang.

Barbara Ehrenreich

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

Buddha

Me pregunto cómo sería el mundo si todos viviéramos realmente como si no hubiera mañana.

Judith Krantz