We have met the enemy and it is us. - "Pogo comic strip".

We have met the enemy and it is us. - "Pogo comic strip".

There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow.

There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get read more

No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward.

Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.

Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.

Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified read more

Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.

Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to read more

Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight; and if they do not come, your worry is useless; and in either case it is weak and in vain, and a distrust of God's providence.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.