But I do not remember ever having seen a newspaper in the house; and, most certainly, that privation did not render us… — William Cobbett Copy Share Image
The real scientist is ready to bear privation and, if need be, starvation rather than let anyone dictate to him which direction… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Copy Share Image
“We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, privation should not come with the job description, and survival should not be… — Sarah Kendzior Copy Share Image
Economic privation proceeds by easy stages, and so long as men suffer it patiently the outside world cares little. — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
“An odd thing about beauty, however, is that it's absence tends not to arouse our sympathy as much as other forms of… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
“to arrive at this flourishing condition had required years. He had undergone everything, in the shape of privation; he had done everything,… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
For believers, both privilege and privation are a trial, and both demand responses: one demands service, and the other demands patience. The… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
“The place suggested a convent with the modern improvements—an asylum in which privacy, though unbroken, might be not quite identical with privation,… — Henry James Copy Share Image
“If you are rich and full-fed, don’t laugh at the impulsiveness of the poor. They were not acting from their souls, but… — Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi Copy Share Image
Nature has provided for the exigency of privation, by putting the measure of our necessities far below the measure of our wants.… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
“It is one of the great ironies of Mormon history that Smith, who set the polygamous movement in motion, never experienced it… — Todd M. Compton Copy Share Image
“Take the case (to use an easy example) of a river, carrying boats and communicating to them its own velocity, yet limited… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
