A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Develop a mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect poise of mind: follow calmness, the absence of pride.
My brain tells me it will be better to just let him go. My heart... not so much.
-Simone Elkeles
We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
Sometimes the soul takes pictures of things it has wished for, but never seen.
-Anne Sexton