Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
Some people make headlines while others make history.
It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
A poem is no place for an idea.
The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.