Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

Take It and Like It

Carn Carby left, and ender mentally added him to his private list of people who also qualified as human beings.

The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption.

The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts.

Though it may seem overdue, righteousness is always rewarded. Don't be impatient with God. He'll never forget to reward your efforts for Him.

The heart chakra is located in the center of your chest. Hold your right or left hand out. Now say "Me" and, as you do so, touch your chest. You will automatically touch your heart chakra.

Gandalf thought of most things; and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner.

Life is for the living. Don't let the fear of striking out let you from keep you from playing the game.

Ah, yes, my social life — a series of encounters where we briefly debate who is in the greater rush.

You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.