"I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me."

-- Hermann Hesse

#Teaching Quotes #Blood Quotes

“guilt to motherhood is like grapes to wine”
“Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential to the growth of the soul. Pain is part of the beauty of life. It enriches us.”

Source : Ruben Papian (2013). “How to Wish”, p.10
“every one of us possesses a gene predisposing us toward rivalry, competition, and fits of envy with any past, present, or future siblings.”
“Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.”
“People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September 11. What the Patriot Act did was break down the walls between the various agencies.”
“It's possible, although far-fetched, that in the future we could think of cancer being used as a therapy.”
“I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.”
“No one is wise enough, no nation is important enough, no human interest is precious enough, to justify the wholesale destruction and murder which constitute the science of war.”

Source : John Haynes Holmes (1959). “I Speak for Myself: The Autobiography of John Haynes Holmes”

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