“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.”
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No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.”
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“Vengeance cannot abide the agony of grace.”
― Goddess Tithe
― Goddess Tithe
“We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.”
― The Time Machine
― The Time Machine
“Because everyone is guilty for everyone else. For all the 'wee ones,' because there are little children and big children. All people are 'wee ones.' And I'll go for all of them, because there must be someone who will go for all of them.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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