Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.
The quality of your work in the long run is the deciding factor on how much...
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from but our severity.
