"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection." ― Thomas Paine Topic(s): Sympathy Tags: smiles More From Thomas Paine "To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches." "When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon." "The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion." More In Sympathy "They weren’t impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George."― Audrey Meadows "The only cure for grief is action."― George Henry Lewes "People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in."― Margaret Cho