“There is no greater sorrow
Than to be mindful of the happy time
In misery.”
Dante Alighieri book Inferno
Canto V, lines 121–123 (tr. Longfellow).
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno
“If it is true that there is no greater sorrow than to remember a
happy time in a state of misery, it is just as true that calling up a
moment of anguish in a tranquil mood, seated quietly at one's desk, is
a source of profound satisfaction.”
— Primo Levi, book The Periodic Table
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) American poet
Inferno, canto v, line 121.
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Walter Reuther (1907–1970) Labor union leader
We share the belief that every child is made in the image of God and that every child ought to have the right to an educational opportunity that will enable that child to grow intellectually and spiritually and culturally—not limited by antiquated classrooms, overcrowded classes, or underpaid teachers—but limited only by the capacity which God gave that child to grow.
1950s, Closing address at the final convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1955)
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“Allah is the only source of happiness, joy, peace and tranquility.”
Harun Yahya (1956) Turkish author
"Don’t Look Far For The Reason For Unhappiness: The Cause Is Hearts Turning Aside From Allah" in BLITZ (18 January 2015) http://www.weeklyblitz.net/2015/01/dont-look-far-reason-unhappiness-cause-hearts-turning-aside-allah/. <br class="br">Context: Allah is the only source of happiness, joy, peace and tranquility. We can only be happy and at peace if Allah so desires. Yet if Allah so desires we can also delight in good things. But it is impossible for us to attain that by any other means than faith in Allah.
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