It has been wisely said, "that well may thy guardian angel suffer thee to lose thy locks, when thou darest wilfully to lay thy head in the lap of temptation!" Was it not easier for the hero of Judaea to avoid the touch of the fair Philistine, than to elude her power when held in her arms?

Guilt is a spiritual Rubicon.

Goodness is equally hateful to the wicked, as vice is to the virtuous.

How different is the ready hand, tearful eye, and soothing voice, from the ostentatious appearance which is called pity.

However you disguise slavery, it is slavery still. Its chains, though wreathed with roses, not only fasten on the body but rivet on the mind.

Yet happiness isn't something you chase, it's something you are. It's something you think, it's something you believe.

Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.