"There is nothing noble about suffering except the love and forgiveness with which we meet it. Many believe that if they are suffering they are closer to God, but I have met very few who could keep their heart open to their suffering enough for that to be true. (124)"

-- Stephen Levine

#Believe Quotes #Heart Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“A swift carriage, of a dark night, rattling with four horses over roads that one canâ€™t see--thatâ€™s my idea of happiness.”
“Everything is flowing. The Great River of Time takes everything with it, and nothing in this world remains unchanged or stabilized.”

Source : Mouni Sadhu (2005). “Meditation: An Outline for Practical Study”, p.50, Karnac Books
“There is no publication in the scientific literature - in prestigious journals, specialty journals, or books - that describes how molecular evolution of any real, complex biochemical system either did occur or even might have occurred.”
“Both Averill and Bayar were like actors speaking lines for their audience and not to each other.”
“The snow is sparkling like a million little suns.”
“My life was incoherent to me. I felt it quivering, spitting out broken teeth.”
“Fair treatment in the work force is no longer exclusively a labor issue, nor is it a women's issue - it is a fundamental economic issue.”

Source : "Sheryl Sandberg Is Half Right" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 13, 2013.
“I train very hard, until I am sick. Sometimes I train like a foolish man who has no mind.”

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