More bodies were roughly shoved in beside me.
I cried out and my own voice was muffled by the hood.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone's attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process.
Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.
The average person thinks he isn't.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.