A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences.

Quote by Norman Cousins

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If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the...

People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

The way a book is read - which is to say, the qualities a reader...

The way a book is read - which is to say, the qualities a reader...

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

Pessimism is a waste of time

Pessimism is a waste of time

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a...

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a...

The highest wisdom is loving kindness

The highest wisdom is loving kindness

There are subjects in which I wish to become knowledgeable, and subjects in which I...

There are subjects in which I wish to become knowledgeable, and subjects in which I...