A precious liquid, a poison dearer than that of the Borgias — because it is made from our blood, our health, our sleep, and two-thirds of our love — we must be stingy with it. – Charles Baudelaire, “Advice to Young Writers,” 1867

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. – Henry Emerson Fosdick

Many can bear adversity, but few contempt. – Proverb