My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself...
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait.
You cannot be mad at somebody who makes you laugh - it's as simple as that.
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.