Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois.
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Anyone who has gumption knows what it is, and anyone who hasn't can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it.
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.
One thing I've learned in all these years is not to make love when you really don't feel it; there's probably nothing worse you can do to yourself than that.