“He who has once stood beside the grave, to look back upon the companionship which has been forever closed, feeling how impotent there are the wild love, or the keen sorrow, to give one instant's pleasure to the pulseless heart, or atone in the lowest measure to the departed spirit for the hour of unkindness, will scarcely for the future incur that debt to the heart which can only be discharged to the dust.” GivingLooksHeartHas BeensFeelingsSpiritHoursPleasureForeverSorrowDebtGravesDustInstantCompanionshipLowestDepartedUnkindness Book:Modern Painters Source: Modern Painters
“According to a recent study, depression is described as being the disease most destructive to humankind, largely because of the devastation it wreaks on our lives.... Yes, we could set up our minds to ignore our feelings and barricade ourselves from the winds and dust of the brain pattern. And we could become like robots, refusing to consider the passion and joys that could be ours. But then, we also might as well be dead.” MindWellsFeelingsMightJoyPassionBrainStudyOur LivesWindDiseasePatternsDustDestructiveHumankindRobotsDevastationBarricades Author:G. Frank Lawlis