Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.
How can any Action be meritorious of Praise or Dispraise, Reward or Punishment, when the natural Principle of Self-Love is the only and the irresistible Motive to it?
He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.
Be cheerful -- the problems that worry us most are those that never arrive.
You cannot always run from a weakness. You must sometime fight it out or perish.
The US Constitution only guarantees your rights as a citizen, it doesn't guarantee happiness. It may take work, but if you have your rights, happiness is very possible.