Committed Quote by Noam Chomsky

“The only way back from such a bleak despondency is to shape humiliation into humility, to strive always to triumph over the darkness while…

— Dean Koontz

We look for some reward of our endeavors and are disappointed that not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“Is it more virtuous, more noble, to suffer silently with brave, graceful dignity? Or is it preferable to fight an utterly hopeless battle against…

— Austin Scott Collins

Suffering in life can uncover untold depths of character and unknown strength for service. People who go through life unscathed by sorrow and untouched…

— Billy Graham

Great suffering brings with it the power of great endurance. When sorrow is deepest all the forces of patience and courage are banded together…

— Rabindranath Tagore

“Lift up the weak; inspire the ignorant... Rescue the failures; encourage the deprived! Live to give... Don't only hustle for survival. Go, and settle…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“In life, as in war, there are many ways to stay alive. But not all of them are right and honourable. The difficult part…

— Aviezer Tucker

It is no merit in the sorrowful that they weep, or to the oppressed and smothering that they gasp and struggle, not to me,…

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

“The old grim story so many times enacted – for the poor human race has always longed for a Redeemer to take up the…

— Edgar Pangborn

“Humanity will be better served when those in power, privileged and keepers of it's flame realize that poverty is not a crime nor a…

— Timothy Pina

... the deep experience of the lonely climb on the mountain of success brings a wealth beyond power to compute. To you all suffering…

— Alice Foote MacDougall

“Anyone can take a picture of poverty; it’s easy to focus on the dirt and hurt of the poor. It’s much harder—and much more…

— David duChemin