"If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and of remorse as his own . . . how much kinder, how much gentler he would be."

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Source : William Allen White (1906). “In Our Town”

William Allen White

#Men Quotes #Heartache Quotes #Joy Quotes

“It was thought, perception, sensations that interested her, the conscious mind as a river through time, and how to represent its onward roll, as well as all the tributaries that would swell it, and the obstacles that would divert it. If only she could reproduce the clear light of a summerâ€™s morning,”
“Tall poplars--human beings of this earth!”
“Maybe there's less oppression growing up in a small village, and fewer rules, and less danger.”

Source : "Luke Treadaway: Hello aliens, fancy a spliff?". Interview with Patrick Barkham, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2011.
“While the impostor draws his identity from past achievements and the adulation of others, the true self claims identity in its belovedness. We encounter God in the ordinariness of life: not in the search for spiritual highs and extraordinary, mystical experiences but in our simple presence in life.”
“Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.”
“I like old fashioned things. We have these old wine buckets at the restaurant and none of them match.”
“But the answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it. And just to live. But you're doing that anyway. However you intellectualise it, you still just live.”
“If others hurt you, let the injury go. This is your test. If you let it go, you will find serenity.”

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