“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain.”
"Though you can love what you do not master, you cannot master what you do not love."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Love
"Addiction denied is recovery delayed."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Awareness
"Most people want beautiful things merely to impress others."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Awareness
"Expectation is the only seed of disappointment."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Awareness
"Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Awareness
"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