“I fear you will never arrive at an understanding of God so long as you cannot bring yourself to see the good that often comes as a result of pain. For there is nothing, from the lowest, weakest tone of suffering to the loftiest acme of pain, to which God does not respond. There is nothing in all the universe which does not in some way vibrate within the heart of God. No creature suffers alone; He suffers with His creatures and through it is in the process of bringing His sons and daughters through the cleansing and glorifying fires, without which the created cannot be made the very children of God, partakers of the divine nature and peace.”
Quote by George MacDonald
“Be humble, be simple and focus on your work, not on your appearance.”
Source: Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity
“Yesterday never happened; today will never end; and tomorrow will never come.”
Source: The Little Guy (or The Motor Scooter): The story of a diminutive soldier in the rear with the gear
“Whatever you have learned, Harry, you must remember
That there is always more: we cannot rest in being
The impatient spectators of malice or stupidity.
We must try to penetrate the other private worlds
Of make-believe and fear. To rest in our own suffering
Is evasion of suffering. We must learn to suffer more.”
Source: The Family Reunion
“In The Ethics of Our Fathers, a book of the Talmud, Rabbi Tarfon says: "You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." By the end, this is how I came to feel about my work. Dismantling the rise of fascism is best not left to lone vigilantes, nor to the punitive mechanisms of the state, but to people working together to stamp out hate wherever it arises. In the meantime, I cook like a Jew: paprika, dill, onions, garlic, warm broth, and company. The herring is optional, but love is not optional. It is what we must marshal to break the back of the beast. To do so, we must break bread together: a prickle of salt, a pat of melting butter, a bite, a kiss, a homily in the mouth about what's worth fighting for.”
Source: Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
“Work harder; not smarter.”
Source: The Little Guy (or The Motor Scooter): The story of a diminutive soldier in the rear with the gear
“Wage-slaves, free in name only, are much cheaper to exploit, and work harder than slaves.”
Source: Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
“How, I am asking, can women improve themselves by submitting to the same specialization, degradation, trivialization, and tyrannization of work that men have submitted to? And that question is made legitimate by another: How have men improved themselves by submitting to it? The answer is that men have not, and women cannot, improve themselves by submitting to it.”
Source: Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer
“Out of the box' doesn't just describe how I eat cereal,” said Ray on his first job interview in several years, “but you could say the same thing about where my cats poo and my thinking.”
Source: Limericks of Loss And Regret: Gripping And Poignant Interludes
“Accomplishments don’t just fall in your lap, they first demand a great deal from you—things like study and learning; intentional, arduous work; steadfast determination; ongoing attempts despite failures; personal sweat, blood, tears; and moments of exhaustion. Accomplishments don’t just fall in your lap, the demand actual growth.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“All your decent work is slavery, didn’t you say so yourself, that’s what decent work is. Yep, and that’s what I found out.”
Source: Berlin Alexanderplatz
