“He that is to govern a whole Nation , must read in himself, not this, or that particular man; but Mankind; which though it be hard to do, harder than to learn any Language, or Science; yet, when I shall have set down my own reading orderly, and perspicuously, the pains left another, will be only to consider, if he also find not the same in himself. For this kind of Doctrine, admitteth no other Demonstration.” IfsMenKindHardWholePainReadingLeftLanguageNationsMy OwnMankindParticularHarderDoctrineDemonstrationOrderly Book:Leviathan - Revised Edition Source: Leviathan - Revised Edition
“If Slumdog Millionaire projects India as a Third World, dirty-underbelly, developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations. It's just that the Slumdog Millionaire idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a Westerner, gets creative Golden Globe recognition. The other would perhaps not.” IfsWorldIdeasPainTogetherNationsCausesKnownCreativeProjectsThirdsIndiaGoldenRecognitionDevelopingIndianDirtyThriveDisgustingGlobesPatriotMillionaireThird WorldWesternersDeveloped NationsSlumdog Millionaire Author:Amitabh Bachchan
“This [Magna Carta] has been forced from the King. It constitutes an insult to the Holy See, a serious weakening of the royal power, a disgrace to the English nation, a danger to all Christendom, since this civil war obstructs the crusade. Therefore?we condemn the charter and forbid the King to keep it, or the barons and their supporters to make him do so, on pain of excommunication.” Has BeensWarPainNationsDangerSeriousKingsHolyCivil WarInsultSupporterRoyalDisgraceCrusadesCharterWeakeningChristendomMagna CartaExcommunication Author:Pope Innocent III
“There is a groan that unites men and women, rich and poor, in any nation. These muscle pains are "explained" in every culture, but the universal fact of this persistence must mean that no adequate therapy exists.” MenMeanFactsPainCultureNationsPoorRichMen And WomenUniversalPersistenceTherapyMusclesInjuryAdequateRich And Poor Author:Patrick David Wall
“Here is an educational bombshell: Take from all of today's industrial nations all their industrial machinery and all their energy-distributing networks, and leave them all their ideologies, all their political leaders, and all their political organizations, and I can tell you that within six months, two billion people will die of starvation, having gone through great pain and deprivation along the way.” PeopleWayI CanTwoWisdomTodayPainPoliticalDiesPoliticsEnergyNationsLeaderEconomyGoneMonthsSixOrganizationEducationalBillionsIdeologyLiberalismSix MonthsMachineryStarvationDeprivationPolitical LeadersBombshells Author:R. Buckminster Fuller
“It is difficult to explain to children in the "overdeveloped" nations that not all children in the world have such beautiful and nourishing food. Awareness of this fact alone can help us overcome many of our own psychological pains. Eventually our contemplation can help us see how to assist those who need our help so much.” WorldNeedsChildrenFactsHelpingPainBeautifulNationsPeaceDifficultAwarenessOvercomingPsychologicalContemplationPsychological Pain Author:Nhat Hanh
“Scientists and religious leaders, activists and first nation leaders, CEOs of corporations and actors, all of us need to come together right now, because the planet is in a lot of pain. My job doesn’t always feel like an integral part of the change that needs to occur. If I can offer, in my profession, to do things that are going to allow more people to connect with certain issues, then I hope it’s useful.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsFirstsI CanPainTogetherJobsCertainActorsNationsReligiousActingLeaderIssuesPlanetsOffersScientistProfessionCorporationsActivistCeoReligious Leaders Author:Ellen Page
“We are becoming a nation of sissies and hypochondriacs, a self medicating society easily intimidated by pain and prone to panic. We understand almost nothing about the essential robustness of the human body or its ability to meet the challenge of illness.” HumansSelfBodyPainNationsChallengesAbilityBecomingEssentialsIllnessPanicHuman BodyIntimidatedSissyHomeopathyHypochondriacSelf Medicating Author:Norman Cousins
“O ye! who teach the ingenious youth of nations, Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain, I pray ye flog them upon all occasions, It mends their morals, never mind the pain.” MindPainNationsMoralTeachTeachingYouthPrayingEnglandOccasionsFranceGermanySpainI PrayIngeniousHollandAll Occasions Author:Lord Byron