Laments Synonym Quotes & Sayings

Each one of us is lit
If only one could see
That not one way is right
We are all part of the same light — Elise Icten

The problem with the "wanting mind" is that even if you get what you think you want, it does not stop. It says, "All right, I have got the nice car, but now I need more money." It is always something that we do not have in the present moment - something that we want to obtain in order to satisfy our longing. — Jack Kornfield

Good is something you do, not something you talk about. Some medals are pinned to your soul, not to your jacket. — Gino Bartali

What makes greatness is starting something that lives after you. — Ralph Washington Sockman

Everyone says you've got to do a foundation and legal structure to finance social change. What nonsense! — Bill Drayton

I've never wanted to kiss anyone more than I have wanted to kiss you in my entire existence. And it isn't just because I can't kiss you. It's because you're beautiful. You're a survivor and you wear your scars unashamed. There's a confidence about you that has never had the opportunity to come out, but I can see it lying below the surface. One day, I hope that you'll be able to drop your walls that restrict you from happiness and live free. I would love to see it, but even if I don't, I'll be happy just knowing it will happen. — K. Webster

As parents, we may as well accept that we will "lose it" at times. Perfect equanimity is beyond us. Temporary breaks in the relationship with the child are inevitable and are not in themselves harmful, unless they are frequent and catastrophic. The real harm is inflicted when the parent makes the child work at reestablishing contact, as in forcing a child to apologize before granting "forgiveness." There — Gabor Mate

I was later to realize that a neatly trimmed lawn was a powerful signifier and should have commanded in me a slight sense of fear and respect, especially in conjunction — Matt Haig

And remember as in all of us, it is only your capacity for wickedness that makes selflessness possible. — Danielle Paige

It would be better if only the old men fought the wars. Every country is the country of youth. When its youth dies, it dies with them. — Jean Giraudoux

Emotional baggage doesn't fit in the overhead compartment. You have to pay extra to check it. — Juliet Blackwell