"One's own troubles can be borne with fortitude; only a monster of indifference can bear the sufferings of others with fortitude."

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Source : Susan Ertz (1931). “The Story of Julian”, New York D. Appleton 1931.

Susan Ertz

#Suffering Quotes #Bears Quotes #Monsters Quotes

“The first Matrix genius, the second one, what's up with the dancing? I haven't even seen the third one.”
“In the germ, when the first trace of life begins to stir, music is the nurse of the soul; it murmurs in the ear, and the child sleeps; the tones are companions of his dreams- they are the world in which he lives”
“The idea of putting out an album is quite exciting because it's sharing your creativity with people. There's no ambition to be famous. I couldn't care less about that.”
“I would think, of all the saxophones, the baritone would be the most logical instrument if anybody was adding a voice to the symphony orchestra.”
“No court can make time stand still.”
“I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste.”
“This pre-eminence is something [men] have unjustly arrogated to themselves. And when it's said that women must be subject to men, the phrase should be understood in the same sense as when we say we are subject to natural disasters, diseases, and all the other accidents of this life: it's not a case of being subjected in the sense of obeying, but rather of suffering an imposition, not a case of serving them fearfully, but rather of tolerating them in a spirit of Christian charity, since they have been given to us by God as a spiritual trial.”
“If there is one country and its people that have contributed most to western civilisation's man-made world continuously for the last 2000 years, it must surely be Italy.”

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