[I]t is not health, it is convalescence that is poetical. Just as certain plants only yield all their fragrance to the fingers that crush them, so it is only in a state of suffering that certain affections utter all their poetry. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)
Thirteen thousand dollars a year is not enough to raise a family. Thats not enough to pay your bills and save for their future. Thats barely enough to provide for even the most basic needs. – Thomas Carper
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. – Henry David Thoreau
