The young always have the same problem — how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. – Quentin Crisp
The world goes up and the world goes down, And the sunshine follows the rain; And yesterdays sneer and yesterdays frown Can never come over again. – Charles Kingsley
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. – Carl Jung