If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.
~ Sharon Salzberg
They found the library sadly lacking in texts they could use.
~ Marge Piercy
One does not suffer nearly so much from one's inadequacies as from one's unused abilities.
~ Crimethinc.
It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
