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A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry. But were we burd'ned with like weight of pain, As… — William Shakespeare
Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love. Man has subdued bodies, but all the power on… — Emma Goldman
Do we dare to be ourselves?' This is the question that counts - and not, 'Must a man be helpless?' ...A man can do something… — Pablo Casals
Painting is consequently an almost blind, desperate effort, like that of a person abandoned, helpless, in totally incomprehensible surroundings. — Gerhard Richter
If the Poe Lock were ever rendered unusable due to a terrorist attack or natural disaster, it would halt commerce on the Great Lakes and… — Bart Stupak
Like a moth to a flame we become helpless to the beautiful ghosts that true love sheds. — Ryan O'Neal
A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless. — Theodore Roosevelt
When I have been travelling up and down on our boats, or about on my collecting tours, and reflected that every brutal, disgusting, mean, low-lived… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless; forests which are so used that they cannot… — Theodore Roosevelt
You are not a helpless victim of your own thoughts, but rather a master of your mind. What do you need to let go of?… — Louise Hay
I had grown a thin mustache, I was a full-grown man, and yet I was completely helpless and without a goal in life. — Hermann Hesse
Terrorism must be outlawed by all civilized nations — not explained or rationalized, but fought and eradicated. Nothing can, nothing will justify the murder of… — Elie Wiesel
The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out… — Billy Graham
Grief is perhaps an unknown territory for you. You might feel both helpless and hopeless without a sense of a 'map' for the journey. Confusion… — Anne Grant
Parenthood, like death, is an event for which it is nearly impossible to be prepared. It brings you into a new relationship with the fact… — Rachel Cusk
I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it. — Mos Def
For most of the history of our species we were helpless to understand how nature works. We took every storm, drought, illness and comet personally.… — Ann Druyan
The bold are helpless without cleverness. — Euripides
If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise… — Frank Herbert
I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind… — James Herriot
I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us. — James Herriot
A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish. — Kin Hubbard
In these negotiations we are not a helpless object, although great world powers are involved. We play an active role and try to influence our… — Alija Izetbegovic
There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover,… — Gertrude Jekyll

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