“Worthless are those who injure others vengefully, while those who stoically endure are like stored gold. The gratification of the vengeful lasts only for a day, but the glory of the forbearing lasts until the end of time. Though unjustly aggrieved, it is best to suffer the suffering and refrain from unrighteous retaliation.” EndsLastsSufferingGloryGoldEndureEnd TimesWorthlessVengeanceGratificationRefrainRetaliationVengeful Author:Thiruvalluvar
“Man's earthly existence is but a test as to whether he will concentrate his efforts, his mind, his soul upon things which contribute to the comfort and gratification of his physical instincts and passions, or whether he will make as his life's end and purpose the acquisition of spiritual qualities” MenMindSoulEndsSpiritualPurposePassionEffortExistenceQualityComfortTestsInstinctGratificationAcquisition Author:David O. McKay
“In love as in speculation there is much filth; in love also, people think only of their own gratification; yet without love there would be no life, and the world would come to an end.” PeopleThinkingWorldLoveEndsWould BeSpeculationGratificationWithout LoveFilth Author:Emile Zola
“The "great tradition" does not brook even the possibility of libidinal gratification between the pages as an end in itself, and FR Leavis's "eat up your broccoli" approach to fiction emphasises this junkfood/wholefood dichotomy.” DoeEndsFictionPossibilityApproachPagesTraditionGratificationBrooksDichotomyBroccoli Author:F. R. Leavis