“The authentic rebel knows that the silencing of all his adversaries is the last thing on earth he wishes: their extermination would deprive him and whoever else remains alive from the uniqueness, the originality, and the capacity for insight that these enemies being human also have and could share with him. If we wish the death of our enemies, we cannot talk about the community of man. In the losing of the chance for dialogue with our enemies, we are the poorer.” IfsKnowsMenHumansEarthLastsWishCommunityChanceEnemyAliveShareLosingCapacityRemainsInsightDialogueRebelOriginalityUniquenessBeing HumanAdversariesExterminationSilencing Book:Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence Source: Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence
“Loosen the bonds of discursive thought. Extend the circle of caring. Cease armoring against suffering. Wish for others the same happiness you wish for yourself. Be a tender-minded steward of creation.” SufferingWishCreationInsightCaringCirclesCeaseStewards Author:Marc Ian Barasch
“I fervently wish no misery ever came near anyone; yet it is that alone that gives us an insight into the depths of our lives, does it not? In our moments of anguish, gates barred forever seem to open and let in many a flood of light.” GivingDoeMomentsLightSeemsWishForeverOur LivesMiseryDepthInsightGatesFloodAnguish Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“If you wish to assured of the truth of Christianity, try it. Believe, and if thy belief be right, that insight which gradually transmutes faith into knowledge will be the reward of thy belief.” IfsTryingBelieveBeliefWishChristianityRewardsInsightAssured Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Not until Freud's writings became popular did descriptions of infants center on relationships with their mothers. The idea that children have feelings of any lasting importance for their development is a very recent invention (or insight if you wish).” IfsWritingChildrenIdeasFeelingsMotherWishDevelopmentImportanceInsightInventionDescriptionLastingInfant Author:Sandra Scarr