"No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable."

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Orson F. Whitney

#Pain Quotes #Heart Quotes #Character Quotes

“As American families and businesses have been forced to tighten their belts, Washington has refused to do the same.”
“The man born and bred a slave, even if freed, never loses wholly the feeling or manner of a slave.”
“There is no ground for supposing that matter and energy existed before [the Big Bang] and were suddenly galvanized into action. For what could distinguish that moment from all other moments in eternity? It is simpler to postulate creation ex nihilo-Divine will constituting Nature from nothingness.”
“Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak.”

Source : Tal Ben-Shahar (2002). “The Question of Happiness: On Finding Meaning, Pleasure, and the Ultimate Currency”, p.15, iUniverse
“He left the drapes open, watched the lights of the cars and of the fast food joints through the window glass, comforted to know there was another world out there, one he could walk to anytime he wanted.”
“It all comes down to who's by your side.”
“Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance.”
“Things a mother should know: how to comfort a son without exactly saying Daddy was wrong.”

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