“Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.”
"The first duty of love is to listen."
- Paul Tillich
Love
"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone."
- Paul Tillich
Awareness
"It has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone."
- Paul Tillich
Awareness
"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone, and solitude expresses the glory of being alone."
- Paul Tillich
Self-awareness
"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable."
- Paul Tillich
Courage
"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