Whenever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves, after the first suffering, how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers.
If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.
My friends are my estate.
I barely had time to register them before those rifles were pointed at me.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.
I define comfort as self-acceptance. When we finally learn that self-care begins and ends with ourselves, we no longer demand sustenance and happiness from others.