The Past is to be respected and acknoledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.
Never eat more than you can lift.
In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.
Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.