“Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various temptations and tried by much adversity.” TryingTroubleAdversityEndureVariousTemptationTesting Author:Thomas a Kempis
“Be it sculpture, poetry, or narrative fraught with terrible insight... art does endure. It troubles and pleases, inspires, and reminds us that humanity is ever capable of adding to the sum of the world's grave beauty.” WorldDoeArtHumanityTroubleInspireTerriblePleaseCapableEndureInsightGravesNarrativeSculpture Book:Epicurean Simplicity Source: Epicurean Simplicity
“Perhaps you say, Why are the wicked joyous? Why do they live in luxury? Why do they not toil with me? It is because they who have not put down their names to strive for the crown are not bound to undergo the labors of the contest. They who have not gone down into the race-course do not annoint themselves with oil nor get covered with dust. For those whom glory awaits trouble is at hand. The perfumed spectators are wont to look on, not to join in the struggle, nor to endure the sun, the heat, the dust, and the showers.” LooksHandsReligionCoursesNamesRaceStruggleSunGoneTroubleGloryLaborStriveEndureBoundsOilDustLuxuryHeatWickedCoveredCrownsShowersToilContestsSpectatorsJoyous Author:Bill Vaughan
“When people become too intense, too serious, they will have trouble in relating to any sort of social game or norm. Perhaps this is why jokes are so important. On one hand they tell us about where the problems and grievances are, and, at the same time, they provide the means of enduring these grievances by laughing at the problems.” PeopleMeanImportantProblemHandsGamesSocialLaughingTroubleSeriousJokesEndureIntenseNormGrievance Author:Marshall McLuhan