This bravery and boldness in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles and humble means is by far humanity’s most beautiful trait, and one that is so clearly reflected in Tanner’s piece.

Given that each component involved in the complex machinery of the heart, no matter how small, must operate properly and in whole communion with its counterparts, it was no wonder to me why the heart served as a universal symbol of love

Irrespective of the core religious doctrine that one follows, continual exposure to tragedy and suffering might cause one to question the role of spirituality and conviction in their religious followings.

However, our everyday morality may depend on many contextual complexities, which we can take into account only by paying attention to the details of the action-descriptions.

We are all using this creation of children, all of the time. That’s a beautiful thing.

Soon after, people began to realize that, as far as anyone could prove, they too were just systems of moving objects--which implied that all of their thoughts, words, and actions could be deterministically predicted by Newton’s equations.

Among those epochs of education, is there one that is superior? One that may be closer to the perfect educational process? Are we as a society veering closer or further away from that ideal model?

We live in a world wherein we treat death paradoxically: it is to be ignored if at all possible, yet when it is faced, it is done so to the highest extent, in scenes of gruesome loss and mournful tragedy

One way this expression spread was through visual symbols like skulls. These images were meant to remind viewers of their mortality, and that no matter their lot in life, whether they were the pope, a lord or a peasant, death would come for them

He is holy, but he is human, and as the head of the Catholic Church and bearer of some nondenominational, universal messages of human rights in this encyclical, he has a herculean task.

“Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes”

To reinvigorate democratic culture in America, we must revisit our understanding and practice of leisure, before it is annihilated by the world of total work.

They instinctively considered the extension of life to this extent unnatural, and believed that it is the impermanence of life that gives it value.