“That was the trouble with experience; it taught you that most people were capable of anything, so that loyalty was never quite on firm ground -- or, rather, became a matter of pardoning offenses instead of denying their existence.” PeopleMatterExistenceTroubleTaughtCapableLoyaltyFirmOffenseNever Quit Book:Cliffs of Fall: And Other Stories Source: Cliffs of Fall: And Other Stories
“You must all know half a dozen people at least who are no use in this world, who are more trouble than they are worth. Just put them there and say Sir, or Madam, now will you be kind enough to justify your existence? If you can't justify your existence, if you're not pulling your weight in the social boat, if you're not producing as much as you consume or perhaps a little more, then, clearly, we cannot use the organizations of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us and it can't be of very much use to yourself.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldKindLittlesDoeEnoughUsePurposeSocialExistenceHalfAliveTroubleThis WorldBenefitsOrganizationWeightBoatOur SocietyJustifyBe KindDozenPulling Author:George Bernard Shaw
“This must be our belief when we have a correct knowledge of our own self, and comprehend the true nature of everything; we must be content, and not trouble our mind with seeking a certain final cause for things that have none, or have no other final cause but their own existence, which depends on the Will of God, or, if you prefer, on the Divine Wisdom.” IfsMindSelfCertainBeliefCausesExistenceTroubleDivineDependsFinalsSeekingGods WillTrue NatureDivine Wisdom Book:The Guide for the Perplexed Source: The Guide for the Perplexed
“The ethic of Reverence for Life prompts us to keep each other alert to what troubles us and to speak and act dauntlessly together in discharging the responsibility that we feel. It keeps us watching together for opportunities to bring some sort of help to animals in recompense for the great misery that men inflict upon them, and thus for a moment we escape from the incomprehensible horror of existence.” MenFeelsMomentsHelpingTogetherOpportunitySpeakAnimalExistenceResponsibilityTroubleHorrorEthicsMiseryReverencePromptsReverence For LifeRecompense Author:Albert Schweitzer