Quotes About Community

A dark and terrible side of this sense of community of interests is the fear of a horrible common destiny which in these days of atomic weapons darkens men's minds all around the globe.

A man that seeks truth and loves it must be reckoned precious to any human society.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

I mean by Society, the totality of concepts of all purely natural relations and institutions between man and man.

As widowers proverbially marry again, so a man with the habit of friendship always finds new friends.

Every town, like every man, has its own countenance; they have a common likeness and yet are different; one keeps in his mind all their peculiar touches.

No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him.

If vitality gives a man's perspectives color, if community bonds give them breadth, if awareness of the land makes them realistic, a deep sense of loyalty gives them personal meaning and integrity.

Wherever men have lived, there is a story to be told

We not only live among men, but there are airy hosts, blessed spectators, sympathetic lookers-on, that see and know and appreciate our thoughts and feelings and acts.

Sometimes you have to go outside your field of study to find the right people.

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.

The cost of sanity in this society, is a certain level of alienation

Prayer alone can do a lot of good for the people you pray for. Beyond that, it's not necessary to try to help the whole world. Concentrate on your own circle of companions who need you. Then, whatever you do will be of greater benefit.

place is not just where one happens to find oneself. Place is imbued with history, humanity, and power—the complex relationships and interactions that make us who we are.

Alone.'Twas her destiny to be ever surrounded by others, yet ever alone.

But to get to know God's friends is a very good way of "having" Him;

We should pray most regularly for those who give us light.

the Lord asks only two things of us: love for His Majesty and love for our neighbour.

It is certain that a man who has no need of anyone has many friends: in my own experience I have found this to be very true.

Thing was, after the hurricane, life went on. You had to buy milk, fix the broken windows, play some Warhammer, discuss some girls. Wow!

My mom still lives in Denver and some of my brothers are still in the area, so I still have strong ties there.

No generation in history has taken so seriously issues of health and well-being—both for ourselves and our children. And yet, nonetheless, we have never been lonelier. Our sense of community is breaking down, our sense of belonging has seldom felt weaker, and, silhouetted against this backdrop, couples that once loved one another have never had a more difficult time holding fast.