“For the secret of human existence lies not only in living but in knowing what to live for.”
"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Awareness
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Hope
"To live without Hope is to Cease to live."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Hope
"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment, and things left unsaid."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Adversity
"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Adversity
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy