Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning him-self to let it eat him away.
And also
A wonder fact to reflect upon, that every human being is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
And finally....
If after every storm came such calms, let the winds blow till they have wakened death.
"Occam's Razor: The simplest explanation is that someone screwed up." -- Hugh Laurie as House
"There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good life is to live." -- Alexandre Dumas in The Count of Monte Cristo
And I really liked LJS9502_basic's quote from Plato -- "Wise men speak because they have something to say: Fools because they have to say something."
"Violence is the first refuge of the incompetent."
Or...(a long one):
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
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