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It wasn't courage that motivated this casual, impersonal manner of treating so much pain; it was a special brand of cowardice, a destructive defense mechanism, forcing others to listen to the most horrendous experiences and yet denying them the moment of empathy: don't feel sorry for me; nothing is too big for me to handle. This is nothing, nothing really. Azar Nafisi
Modern man has transformed himself into a commodity; he experiences his life energy as an investment with which he should make the highest profit, considering his position and the situation on the personality market. He is alienated from himself, from his fellow men and from nature. His main aim is profitable exchange of his skills, knowledge, and of himself, his "personality package" with others who are equally intent on a fair and profitable exchange. Life has no goal except the one to... Erich Fromm
Children don’t heed the life experiences of their parents, and nations ignore history. Bad lessons always have to be learned anew. Albert Einstein
William James quote: "our experience is what we attend to"
our experience is what we attend to William James
The most spiritual human beings, assuming they are the most courageous, also experience by far the most painful tragedies: but it is precisely for this reason that they honor life, because it brings against them its most formidable weapons. Friedrich Nietzsche
Henry Beston quote: "Nature is a part of our humanity, and without some awareness..."
Nature is a part of our humanity, and without some awareness and experience of that divine mystery man ceases to be man. Henry Beston
Perhaps the experience had been so complete that repetition would be vulgarity - like asking to hear the same symphony twice in a day. C. S. Lewis
Homer quote: "A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled..."
A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time Homer
Hippocrates quote: "Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience..."
Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult. Hippocrates
Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionately to their occupancy of your thoughts. Mary Baker Eddy
Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn't even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven. Erma Bombeck
William James quote: "My experience is what I agree to attend to."
My experience is what I agree to attend to. William James
One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices, the battering events that are beyond our control, and the betrayals we endure, from those we befriended and loved, can make us cynical and turn our hearts into flint? on which only the matches of anger and bitterness can be struck into flame. By their delight in being with us, the reliable sunniness of their disposition, the joy they bring to playtime, the curiosity... Dean Koontz
Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who fail to live it worthily, but who think that they are wiser by experience, that is, by failure. Henry David Thoreau
John Steinbeck quote: "I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and..."
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments John Steinbeck

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