A man does not have himself killed for a half-pence a day or for a petty distinction. You must speak to the soul in order to electrify him
When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics.
“There comes a time when a man finds himself in front of a dark uncrossable abyss, which he himself has spent years digging. He cannot go forward, and has no way back. Words have failed, tears won't help, and who would he call out to? He can't even remember his own name. Then the man sees that on this god's green earth there is but one true suffering: the torment of guilty conscience.” - Ivo Andrić Very true.
"Nature has never been known to return a life once taken away" – Patterns of survival - John Hodgdon Bradley (1938) Hotwater
Where tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the founders of human civilization.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life, your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. They're freeing your soul. So, if you're frightened of dying and... and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth.