Michele Pasin / Quotes

Il dolore che rende più profondi

Si tratta di una verità spaventosa: il dolore può renderci più profondi, può conferire un maggiore splendore ai nostri colori e una risonanza più ricca alle nostre parole. Questo avviene se non ci distrugge, se non annienta l’ottimismo e lo spirito, la capacità di avere visioni e il rispetto per le cose semplici e indispensabili. ◊◊◊◊◊◊ Anne Rice da “La regina dei dannati”

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#pain #character #hope

Difficult experiences forge character

Of course, things can hurt us physically or economically and can cause sorrow. But our character, our basic identity, does not have to be hurt at all. In…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #character #identity #pain

Il peccato di sperare in un'altra vita

«Se c’è un peccato contro la vita, è forse non tanto disperarne, quanto sperare in un’altra vita, e sottrarsi all’implacabile grandezza di questa.» Albert Camus

Adesso basta (Simone Perotti) #life #hope #religion

Kick the can down the road

If you kick the can down the road, you delay a decision in hopes that the problem or issue will go away or somebody else will make the decision later.

Kick The Can Down The Road - Idiom Definition - Usingenglish.com #decisions #hope #road #issues #problem

The jinx of "It's gonna be okay"

The horse was making me look good. It’s gonna be okay, I whispered to myself, knowing, as the words trotted through the thick fog of vain hope in my mind…

Shantaram (gregory David Roberts) #words #mind #hope

"Addicted To You

"Addicted To You" I don't know just how it happened, I let down my guard... Swore I'd never fall in love again But I fell hard. Guess I should have seen it…

Avicii Lyrics - Addicted To You #eyes #babies #drugs #control #pain

All pleasure is, in itself, neither good nor bad. Whence comes the conviction that one should not cause pain in others in order to feel pleasure oneself?

The Inoffensive in Badness.—Badness has not for its object the infliction of pain upon others but simply our own satisfaction as, for instance, in the case of…

Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits #pain #cases