Paskan Rebbe Quotes & Sayings

Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.' — George McGovern

Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations of tyranny or slavery. — Franz Kafka

Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth. — Swami Vivekananda

[W]hen we speak about people based on what we think, feel, or hope rather than on what we observe or experience, we deprive them of their humanity. We have replaced what they are, in all their fluid vitality, with our own crystallised ideas, opinions, and beliefs. — Steve Hagen

Lord make me satisfied with small things. Make me content to live on the outside of life. God make me love the rind! — Josephine Winslow Johnson

I don't know what 'home' or 'abroad' is any more. — Robin Gibb

I generally read every night befi=ore I fall asleep: Brad does too. I find it comforting to lie beside my husband, each of us with a book in our hands. I see it as a period of calm and intimacy, and as the perfect metaphor-together, yet individual-for our marriage. — Debbie Macomber

No, she'd simply had no energy to clean the place out after Robbie left. Interesting, though, how seeing the ease of familiarity with which Matthew moved around the cabin blurred the ghost of Robbie. — Melissa Tagg

The sensuality, delicacy of literature does not exist for me; only the passion, energy and struggle ... Most of my friends deplore this: they are always telling me what I should leave out in order to have success. But I know that nothing has more success in the end than an intelligent ferocity. — Christina Stead

A powerful enough metaphor grows its own truth. — Matthew Woodring Stover

Over time, though, we all face the truth that we can never find true meaning, true significance apart from God. — Justin Camp

My wife complained — Various