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“No man who believes that all is for the best in this suffering world can keep his ethical values unimpaired, since he is always having to find excuses for pain and misery.”

Men World Believe Pain Suffering Values Misery Excuse Ethical Ethical Values

Book:A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42

Source: A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42

“I think you have to remember that Americans saw their purpose as so innately good that they could excuse the pain they would inflict on others to carry out those purposes. Because the purposes were so good, they would justify this pain we were inflicting on other people.”

People Thinking Pain Remember Purpose Literature Saws Excuse Justify Inflicting Pain

Author:Neil Sheehan

“The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering; And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die.”

Ifs Should Firsts Heart Littles Pain Suffering Dies Asks Sleep Pleasure Liberty Excuse Going To Sleep

Book:The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

“Childhood is less clear to me than to many people: when it ended I turned my face away from it for no reason that I know about, certainly without the usual reason of unhappy memories. For many years that worried me, but then I discovered that the tales of former children are seldom to be trusted. Some people supply too many past victories or pleasures with which to comfort themselves, and other people cling to pains, real and imagined, to excuse what they have become.”

People Knows Years Children Real Reason Pain Past Faces Memories Pleasure Clear Childhood Victory Comfort Excuse Unhappy Tales Former Worried No Reason Usual Trusted Happy Memories

Author:Lillian Hellman

“The Heart asks Pleasure--first-- And then--Excuse from Pain”

Firsts Heart Pain Asks Pleasure Excuse

Book:The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

Source: The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

“Drama is hate. Drama is pushing your pain onto others. Drama is destruction. Some take pleasure in creating drama while others make excuses to stay stuck in drama. I choose not to step into a web of drama that I can't get out of.”

I Can Pain Hate Pleasure Steps Drama Creating Destruction Excuse Stuck Pushing

Author:Bindu

“When somebody dies we usually need reasons for consolation, not so much to alleviate our pain as to excuse ourselves for so readily feeling consoled.”

Needs Reason Feelings Pain Dies Excuse Consolation Alleviate

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Pain pays no attention to moans or excuses.”

Pain Pay Attention Excuse

Author:Mason Cooley

“Humor is an escape, because you cannot think about your problems when you are trying to be funny; so, in essence, "being a humorist" gives you a valid excuse to hide from your pain.”

Thinking Giving Trying Problem Pain Essence Excuse Humorists

Author:Dave Barry