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

It is never worthwhile to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object.

— Theodore Roosevelt

One does not suffer nearly so much from one's inadequacies as from one's unused abilities.

— CrimethInc.

They found the library sadly lacking in texts they could use.

— Marge Piercy