We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.

The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.

Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed

Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

A greedy father has thieves for children

A greedy father has thieves for children

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is read more

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes read more

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the Nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains of the South and their countrymen moldering the dust.