"Death,' whispered Tarlar, 'you do not fear it, Fell? By water, or any other way?' 'What is to fear?" answered the black wolf. 'If it is an end, then so be it. For there is no pain in that, except the pain left to the living... And if death is not an end, then what more than a wonderful journey..."

-- David Clement-Davies

#Pain Quotes #Journey Quotes #Water Quotes

“One of the mistakes the Germans made ... was that they were not brave enough to be afraid.”
“On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.”
“Stand up for your principles, but be a decent human being while you're doing it.”
“My face is sour. Maybe that's why they say I'm a dictator.”
“The human body is first and foremost a mirror to the soul and its greatest beauty comes from that.”
“First, the only certainty is that there is no certainty. Second, every decision as a consequence is a matter of weighing probabilities. Third, despite uncertainty we must decide and we must act. And lastly we need to judge decisions not only on the results, but how those decisions were made.”

Source : Robert E. Rubin's Commencement Address at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, www.treasury.gov. May 17, 1999.
“If you like a person you say 'let's go into business together.' Man is a social animal after all, but such partnerships are fraught with danger.”
“What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe?”

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