"The pathos of life is worse than the tragedy."

-- Ellen Glasgow

#Tragedy Quotes #Life Is Quotes #Pathos Quotes

“It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.”

Source : "Wake Up, Parents!". Column at Jewish World Review, www.jewishworldreview.com. August 18, 2000.
“I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single evening. Most of my weekends are spent reading great books. Books are my constant companions. If you eat three times a day you'll be fed. But if you read three times a day you'll be wise.”
“Why can't we all just acknowledge that 'nature' - that is, 'sex' or 'erotic' images, which are really just 'attracters' are everywhere. Of course a flower looks like what it looks like - that's what it is - to a bee.”
“Have you ever felt as if other people were smarter than you? Quicker on the uptake? Zombies feel this way every day.”
“You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate.”
“Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.”
“Maybe vagueness has been good for me. The word means two different things in Tokyo and Osaka, you know. In Tokyo it means stupidity, but in Osaka they talk about vagueness in a painting and in a game of Go.”

Source : Yasunari Kawabata (2015). “The Master of Go”, p.87, Random House
“Excellence in our society is less a product of conflict and hostility than of collaboration.”

Source : Lance Secretan (1990). “The Way of the Tiger: Gentle Wisdom for Turbulent Times”, Alton, Ont. : Thaler Corporation

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