"As this world was not intended to be a state of any great satisfaction or high enjoyment, so neither was it intended to be a mere scene of unhappiness and sorrow."

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Source : Joseph Butler (1852). “The Analogy of Religion ... A new edition, with an introductory essay, by Rev. Albert Barnes; and a complete index”, p.437

Joseph Butler

#Sorrow Quotes #Satisfaction Quotes #World Quotes

“Music saved me; I mean, my upbringing was like a hurricane, and music was the tree I held onto.”
“By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it.”
“The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish.”
“Love is all right, as things go, but lovers can be a terrible waste of a girl's time.”
“Death will never be pretty - its sights and smells too close and crude. And it will never come under our control: it gallops where we tiptoe, rips up our routines, burns our very breath with its heat and sting.”
“Somebody called me a 'bruised romantic' once, and I like that.”
“Isn't it funny how something that will later be a blessing can be a curse if you get it too soon.”

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