Happiness Blinds
I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride. ~ Alexandre Dumas
Action and Reaction
Life is just action and reaction, rationalizations are added later on. ~ Ibn-e-Safi
Literature and Poetry
Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry. ~ Cassandra Clare
The power of nature
Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature. ~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Prepare for the worst
This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. ~ Hannah Arendt