"The popular books are the novels, dealing with life under all possible conditions, and they are widely read not only because they are entertaining, but also because they in a measure satisfy an unformulated belief that to see farther, to know all sorts of men, in an indefinite way, is a preparation for better social adjustment--for the remedying of social ills."

-- Jane Addams

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“A thin line separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Our lives constantly walk that line. When we slip off on one side or the other, we're taken by surprise. But who said there wouldn't be surprises? Knowing God just means that all the rules will be fair; at the end of our life drama, we'll see that. We never know how things will turn out, but if we know with certainty they will make sense regardless of how they turn out, we're on to something.”
“If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.”
“Spare no expense to save money on this one.”
“Where LGBT and mental health issues collide is over stigma. And stigma is society's problem not the problem of the LGBT or mental health community. What we have to deal with is the ignorance, fear and prejudice that blight the lives of those who have nothing wrong with them in any moral or transgressive sense. It is society that is ill.”
“Pit Riley had a lasting effect on us as players and the coaching staff.”
“A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work stationâ€¦.”
“Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public morals, but the public morals of modern nations will not bear inspection.”
“...in place of seeking a reason for going abroad, I would prefer to say that I have failed to discover any reason why I should stay at home.”

Source : James Gilmour (1892). “James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters and Reports”

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