Gandhiji Essay Quotes & Sayings

God could learn a little about love and morality from us. If there's anyone who needs redemption, it's God. — Logan Kain

This changed when Khassan joined them, once every few months, as the invisible structure built between them failed to support the weight of another man. p 140 — Anthony Marra

Ours is the only civilization in history which has enshrined mediocrity as its national ideal. Others have been corrupt, but leave it to us to invent the most undistinguished of corruptions. No orgies, no blood running in the street, no babies thrown off cliffs. No, we're sentimental people and we horrify easily. True, our moral fiber is rotten. Our national character stinks to high heaven. But we are kinder than ever. No prostitute ever responded with a quicker spasm of sentiment when our hearts are touched. Nor is there anything new about thievery, lewdness, lying, adultery. What is new is that in our time liars and thieves and whores and adulterers wish also to be congratulated by the great public, if their confession is sufficiently psychological or strikes a sufficiently heartfelt and authentic note of sincerity. Oh, we are sincere. I do not deny it. I don't know anybody nowadays who is not sincere. — Walker Percy

The world has too few modest fry cooks and far too many self-important professors. — Dean Koontz

The epidemic is truly black-on-black crime. The greatest danger to the lives of young black men are young black men. — C.L. Bryant

Pain is tough, but it's going to leave us. Pleasure is wonderful, but it's going to leave us. You can't hang on to pleasure; you can't stop pain from coming; you can be aware. — Sharon Salzberg