Is yours an honest lament?...Most are not, you know. Most self-imposed burdens are founded on misperceptions. We - at least we of sincere character - always judge ourselves by stricter standards than we expect others to abide by. It is a curse, I suppose, or a blessing, depending on how one views it... Take it as a blessing, my friend, an inner calling that forces you to strive to unattainable heights.

We must not just be in the world and above the world, but also of the world. To love it for what it is... is the only task. Avoid it and you are lost. Loose yourself in it, and you are free.

There is no substitute for victory.

Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more. You should never wish to do less.

What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story,<br> And the greatest good is little enough:<br> for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory.

If you are interested in stories with happy endings you would be better off reading some other book.

Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree what they are made of, where they come from, or how often the should appear.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Roots creep under the ground to make a firm foundation. Shoots seems new and small, but to reach the light they can break through brick walls.