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The truly good are they who in time of stress do not desert their integrity, their maturity, their sensitivity. Nobility might be defined as the capacity not to regress in response to degradation, not to become blunted in the face of pain, to tolerate the agonizing and remain intact. "One measure-and perhaps the best measure-of a person's greatness is the capacity for suffering."



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  • moonriver said on Aug 26, 2008....
    i love this quote. it speaks to me, it resonates with my life experiences, and i hope i've followed much of it to the letter. thanks, oscar...

  • OscarB said on Aug 28, 2008....
     
    I am glad... :-)
     
    And its a pleasure
  • tonibell said on Oct 03, 2008....
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