Crows pick out the eyes of the dead, when the dead have no longer need of them; but flatterers mar the soul of the living, and her eyes they blind.

What is learned without pleasure is forgotten without remorse.

Living a good life leads to enduring happiness. Goodness in and of itself is the practice AND the reward.

Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control

Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.

Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.

The foolish and the uneducated have little use for freedom. Only the educated are free.