Leaves are light, and useless, and idle, and wavering, and changeable; they even dance; and yet God in his wisdom has made them a part of oaks. And in so doing he has given us a lesson, not to deny the stout-heartedness within because we see the lightsomeness without. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. – Plato

It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed. – Horace