We cannot and must not get rid of nor deny our characteristics. But we can give them shape and direction.

Some people spend the day in complaining of a headache, and the night in drinking the wine that gives it.

A lot of people do not care about your money until nearly penniless. They also do so with time

The whole history of the Christian Church is a mixture of errors and violence.

The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

These auspicious aspects, which the astrologers subsequently interpreted for me, may have been the causes of my preservation.

Once I blazed across the sky, Leaving trails of flame; I fell to earth, and here I lie - Who'll help me up again? -A Shooting Star