Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.
More Quotes from Leo Rosten:
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.Leo Rosten
Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.
Leo Rosten
Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.
Leo Rosten
You can understand and relate to most people better if you look at them -- no matter how old or impressive they may be -- as if they are children. For most of us never really grow up or mature all that much -- we simply grow taller. O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.
Leo Rosten
An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church.
Leo Rosten
Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.
Leo Rosten
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