“The philosopher is a person who refuses no pleasures which do not produce greater sorrows, and who knows how to create new ones.”

“...Ponnammal set the example for the others by quietly doing what they did not care to do. Her spirit created a new climate in the place, and the time came when there was not one nurse who would refuse to do whatever needed to be done.”

“There is no greater pleasure than winning a competition with one's sister and no greater sorrow than to see her suffer because of it.”

“The fault lies not with the mob, who demands nonsense, but with those who do not know how to produce anything else.”

“Try to find pleasure in the speed that you're not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person to grow inside of you. But when all is said and done, you're the one who must decide how you handle it.”

“To give love to one who needs it is a far greater pleasure than to receive it.”