We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
I felt the doors open near me, and then saw a confusion of booted feet moving close by.
The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.
Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
Worrying about them always struck me as about as useful as worrying about getting hit by lightning.