Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes.

Before feminism, work was largely defined as what men did or would do. Thus, a working woman was someone who labored outside the home for money, masculine-style. read more

• Thought Before Feminism Work Largely Defined What Men Did Do Thus Working Woman Someone Labored Home for Money Masculine Style

You can enter yoga, or the path of yoga, only when you are totally frustrated with your own mind as it is. If you are still hoping that you can gain something through your mind, yoga is not for you. read more

• Thought Enter Yoga Path Totally Frustrated Own Mind Still Hoping Gain Something for

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade. read more

• Thought Fate Hands Lemon Lemonade

Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know of life. It is the sign of life in a mortal body, that is to say, of a state of progress and change. Nothing that lives is, or can be rigidly perfect; part of it is decaying, part nascent. read more

• Thought Imperfection Some Sort Essential Life Sign Mortal Body Say State Progress Change Nothing Lives Rigidly Perfect Part Decaying Nascent

Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling. read more

• Thought Eating Rice Cakes Like Chewing Foam Coffee Cup Filling

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection. read more

• Thought Essence Human Does Seek Perfection

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. read more

• Thought Liberty Means Anything Right Tell People What They Do Want Hear

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. read more

• Thought People Sleep Peaceably Their Beds Night Rough Men Stand Ready Do Violence Behalf

One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting. read more

• Thought Most Horrible Features War Propaganda Screaming Lies Hatred Comes Invariably from People Fighting

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. read more

• Thought Quickest Way Ending War Lose