I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

Quote by Leo Rosten

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Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

Except to heaven, she is nought; Except for angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering bee,...

Except to heaven, she is nought; Except for angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering bee,...

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels...

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels...

We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly...

We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly...