The principle here is that the new generation owes a measure of thanks to every member of the previous generation. Our elders planted fields and fought in wars; they advanced the arts and sciences, and generally made sacrifices on our behalf. So by their efforts, however humble, they have earned a measure of our gratitude and respect.
~Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow
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In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
-Viktor E. Frankl
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