"Since ancient Time began, Ever on some great soul God laid an infinite burden-- The weight of all this world, the hopes of man, Conflict and pain, and fame immortal are his guerdon."

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Source : Richard Watson Gilder (1900). “Five Books of Song”

Richard Watson Gilder

#Pain Quotes #Men Quotes #Soul Quotes

“God does not treat us as our sins deserve, man treats us as our sins deserve.”
“I have a different mentality when it comes to catering to a man, I just won't allow it. Don't get me wrong, I'll do for you but I'm not taking care of no man and catering to him for life; he better be bringing something to the table. I learned that from my mother and my grandmother.”
“I give people If You Came Softly when they demand proof that novels for teens can be as good as the best novels for adults.”
“I suggest we depict penguins as callous and unfeeling creatures who insist on bringing up their children in what is little more than a large chest freezer.”
“Failure's a natural part of life.”

Source : "Life and taxes". Interview with Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. July 9, 2006.
“The automatic Kalashnikov is a tool, an implement designed for ordinary men, without much training or undue complications, to kill other men, and to be used in the conditions in which wars are often fought. But it's only a tool, and while its ready availability in many unstable lands can be seen as kindling violence, this is not simply because of the weapon's qualities themselves. It is because of the quantities of the weapons that have been made.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.”
“Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.”

Source : Markus Zusak (2013). “The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition”, p.16, RH Childrens Books

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