Enduring loneliness is almost invariably better than suffering the compromises of false community. Loneliness is simply a price we have to pay for holding on to a sincere, ambitious view of what companionship must and could be.
~ Alain de Botton
Tails
Settling the mind is not the same as stopping the mind, the same way lying down is not the same as dying.
~ Chade-Meng Tan
Cold
Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise.
~ Ram Dass
Meander
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would rather have talked.
~ Mark Twain
