A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor. Les Misérables
“Because I couldn’t find a food which I enjoyed. If had found that, believe me, I would not have made a spectacle of myself and would have eaten to my heart’s content, like you and everyone else.” Those were his last words, but in his failing eyes there was the firm, if no longer proud, conviction that he was continuing to fast.” A Hunger Artist
Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. The Fellowship of the Ring
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