"There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness."

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Source : David Rakoff (2010). “Half Empty”, p.198, Anchor

David Rakoff

#Sadness Quotes #Cleansing Quotes #Reassuring Quotes

“You know you have ADD when Look A chicken - T-shirt”
“Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.”
“Even when your body does nothing, sin can be active in your mind. When your soul inwardly repulses the evil one's attack by means of prayer, attention, remembrance of death, godly sorrow and mourning the body, too, takes its share of holiness, having acquired freedom from evil actions. This is what the Lord meant by saying that someone who cleans the outside of the cup has not cleansed it inside, but clean the inside and the whole cup will be clean”

Source : Saint Gregory Palamas, Christopher Veniamin, Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Essex, England) (2009). “The homilies”, Mount Thabor Pub
“I sincerely believe that if Bush and Cheney recognized the full humanity of other people's mothers around the world, they wouldn't commit the crimes they commit.”
“The way is the beginning of all beings and the measure of right and wrong.”

Source : "Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings (The Way of the Ruler)". Book by Han Fei translated by Burton Watson, 1996.
“Make space in your life, space for health and happiness”
“What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible.”
“Learning to play old instruments was a challenge. How do you learn an instrument no one has played in hundreds of years? The ones that are used today, I was adamant not to hear anyone else play that instrument. I want to approach them as a child and on the basis of each instrument. I wanted my voice to come through, not someone else's.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

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