Neither blame or praise yourself.
The crowns of kings do not prevent those who wear them from being tormented sometimes by violent headaches.
Reason speaks and feeling bites
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.
Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.