"People speak of the misfortunes of suffering, but if at this moment I were asked: 'Would you rather be what you were before you were taken prisoner, or go through all this again?' then for heaven's sake let me again have captivity and horseflesh! We imagine that when we are thrown out of our usual … Continue reading Quote for Today: Leo Tolstoy
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Quote for Today: Robert Grudin
...as we proceed to higher and higher levels of expertise, and as the stakes get higher and higher, the agonies of excellence reappear in new and frightening ways. A tiny minority gets through to the top, to memorable excellence or profound understanding. The rest of us stop at stages along the way, perhaps for a … Continue reading Quote for Today: Robert Grudin
Quote for Today: Emil Dorian
Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain. ―Emil Dorian, Quality of Witness: A Romanian Diary, 1937-1944 Image: Sherpa on his way to Everest Base Camp: Goutam1962 with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Lynsay Sands
Time is not the great teacher. Experience is. A man may live a whole life, but if he never leaves his home to experience that life, he dies knowing nothing. A mere child who has suffered and lived can be the wiser of the two. ―Lynsay Sands, Love Bites Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Oli Anderson
The first step to empathy and compassion is realising the similarities between yourself and those that are suffering; the first step to forgiveness is realising that we're all human and we all share the same capacity for fallibility and foible; the first step to growth is to recognise the value of things that are outside … Continue reading Quote for Today: Oli Anderson
Quote for Today: Richard Attenborough
There is a light in this world. A healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter. We sometime lose sight of this force when there is suffering, and too much pain. Then suddenly, the spirit will emerge through the lives of ordinary people who hear a call and answer in extraordinary ways. ―Richard … Continue reading Quote for Today: Richard Attenborough
Quote for Today: Bree Loewen
During my three seasons at Mount Rainier I learned a lot about mountain climbing and rescues, about politics and camaraderie in the mountains, and about what being a woman climber means. Now I know in all certainty when to bring my toothbrush and when to leave it at home, and, all things considered, that kind … Continue reading Quote for Today: Bree Loewen
