#l

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. ↗

— George Eliot

#responsibility #those #tolerance #vision #who

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down. ↗

— George Eliot

#before #bray #down #good #may

We may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to. ↗

— William Glasser

#bloody #choose #heads #may #our

Everyone wants to be the one to get the mattress pad. ... We can do this. We all love to do. The more we can do, the less we have to sit and stare at trees and think about the transient nature of life." - 131 ↗

— Robin Romm

#death-of-a-loved-one #death

What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#call #end #make #often #start

It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#experienced #explain #light #more #never

Humankind cannot bear very much reality. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#cannot #humankind #much #reality #very

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#i #life #measured #my life #out

A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#character #diminished #importance #insignificance #knowledge

I will show you fear in a handful of dust. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#fear #handful #i #show #will