"Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, Ã§a c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leÃ§on Ã apprendre, la solution du problÃ¨me de la vie.[Knowing how to suffer without complaining is the only practical thing, it's the great science, the lesson to learn, the solution to the problem of life.]"

-- Irving Stone

#Knowing Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Complaining Quotes

“If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.”

Source : Terry Goodkind (2015). “Soul Of The Fire”, p.277, Head of Zeus
“You have to find some way to not become a cynical or negative person, a person who keeps walking around and opening your eyes in the outside world but inside you close down, a person who stops expecting tomorrow to be better than today.”
“I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate, and glorify the obvious - because the obvious is what people need to be told.”
“I became a Republican because I trust people more than I trust government.”
“Prejudices of any kind are the destroyers of human happiness & welfare.”
“The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people who can dream of things that never were.”
“His gaze slammed into hers. 'I love you. Never forget that. Never forget...me.' He loved her. Emotion bubbled up in her throat, leaving her voice completely wrecked. 'Never,' she rasped.”

Source : Larissa Ione (2011). “Ecstasy Unveiled: Number 4 in series”, p.167, Hachette UK
“Tolstoi explains somewhere in his writings why, in his opinion, "Science for Science's sake" is an absurd conception. We cannot know all the facts since they are infinite in number. We must make a selection ... guided by utility ... Have we not some better occupation than counting the number of lady-birds in existence on this planet?”

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