Quotes

That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow. Saadi, poet (c.1213-1291)

No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same. Viktor Frankl, author, neurologist and psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor (1905-1997)

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him. Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don’t care for. Marie Ebner von Eschenbach, writer (1830-1916)

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. Chinese proverb