"A struggle for existence is not a decent living. A man or woman or child may die of starvation in a city teeming with plenty. Only human life is concerned."

-- Susette La Flesche

#Children Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Men Quotes

“If there is an evil in this world, it is sorrow and heaviness of heart. The loss of goods, of health, of coronets and mitres, is only evil as they occasion sorrow; take that out, the rest is fancy, and dwelleth only in the head of man.”
“Pope Francis announced that next year he is coming to the United States, or as Fox News is reporting it, 'Obama lets in yet another guy from South America.'”
“This helpful book on the role of the arts fills a significant gap in the growing literature on holistic faith-based programs.”
“In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.”
“Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better.”
“If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.”
“Amidst the vicissitudes of the earth's surface, species cannot be immortal, but must perish, one after another, like the individuals which compose them. There is no possibility of escaping from this conclusion.”

Source : Sir Charles Lyell (1853). “Principles of geology ; or, The modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology”, p.696
“You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.”

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