Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Is love supposed to last throughout all time, or is it like trains changing at random stops. If I loved her, how could I leave her? If I felt that way then, how come I don't feel anything now?
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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.