“The world appears solid to most people. It is filled with their pain, their desires, their private ecstasies, their expectations. They are that world - nothing glows.” PeopleWorldInspirationalPainDesireBuddhismExpectationsFilledEcstasy Author:Frederick Lenz
“One of the most popular narcotics to ease the pain of economy is cherishing the belief that better days are ahead. This is both efficacious and commendable, but it sometimes turns out to be a habit-forming drug. ... Things to which you look forward too long are almost invariably disappointing when you get them, and you might die first anyway.” FirstsLooksLongSometimesMightPainDiesTurnsBeliefEconomyHabitDrugExpectationsEaseCherishDisappointingNarcoticsBetter DaysCommendable Author:Marjorie Hillis
“Some persons hold that, while it is proper for the lawgiver to encourage and exhort men to virtue on moral grounds, in the expectation that those who have had a virtuous moral upbringing will respond, yet he is bound to impose chastisement and penalties on the disobedient and ill-conditioned, and to banish the incorrigible out of the state altogether. For (they argue) although the virtuous man, who guides his life by moral ideals, will be obedient to reason, the base, whose desires are fixed on pleasure, must be chastised by pain, like a beast of burden.” MenPersonsStatesReasonPainLawDesireJusticePleasureMoralVirtueExpectationsIdealsBoundsIllBurdenGuidesArguingFixedBeastVirtuousPenaltiesUpbringingObedientChastisementIncorrigibleBeast Of Burden Author:Aristotle
“In a virtuous and free state, no rewards can be so pleasing to sensible minds, as those which include the approbation of our fellow citizens. My great pain is, lest my poor endeavours should fall short of the kind expectations of my country.” ShouldMindKindCountryStatesPainFallPoorCitizensExpectationsFellowsRewardsSensibleVirtuousPublic ServiceEndeavourFree State Book:Thomas Jefferson: a biography in his own words Source: Thomas Jefferson: a biography in his own words
“. . . this life is a perpetual chequer-work of good and evil, pleasure and pain. When in possession of what we desire, we are only so much the nearer losing it; and when at a distance from it, we live in expectation of enjoying it again.” PainLife IsDesireEvilEnjoyPleasureLosingExpectationsDistancePossessionThis LifeGood And EvilPerpetualPain And Pleasure Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
“Since we can no longer rely on the company for security, it must come from within. For people who know who they are and what they're called to do, it will be a world of great opportunity. For those who continue to define themselves in terms of the expectations and opinions of others, it will be a world of pain and frustration.” PeopleKnowsWorldPainOpportunityTermCompanyOpinionSecurityExpectationsRelyFrustrationGreat Opportunity Book:Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career Source: Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career