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“There is a point when grief exceeds the human capacity to emote, and as a result one is strangely composed-”
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“Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, 'Grief will pass away.'”
Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1858). “Legends and lyrics: a book of verses”, p.26
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“suffering is the essence of success!!!”
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“...morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.”
Source : Abraham Joshua Heschel, Harold Kasimow (1991). “No Religion Is an Island: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Interreligious Dialogue”, Orbis Books
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“Ecology more important than saving animals from slavery??? Humans suffer the raping of the earth but animals suffer DOUBLY: the raping of the earth PLUS their own raping by humans. They are innocent/they are not the ones who raped the earth/they enrich it for us all from the tiniest microscopic beings to the largest ones.”
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“What we suffer from today is an excess of education.”
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“When you begin to become conscious, more aware, when your eyes begin to open, the first thing you see is how deluded you are and how much you're holding onto that which makes you suffer. This is, in many ways, the most important step: Are you willing to be aware?”
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“They say my verse is sad: no wonder; Its narrow measure spans Tears of eternity, and sorrow, Not mine. but man's.”
Source : A. E. Housman (2006). “50 Poemas”, p.106, Editorial Renacimiento
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“[Once plans for each eventuality are resolved, further] Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.”
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“Do not look at life's long sorrow; see how small each moment's pain.”
Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1858). “Legends and Lyrics: A Book of Verses”, p.21
