Beautiful young people are acts of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. But so few people can hold it. From an email being forwarded around.
Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.
I never blame fortune - there are too many complicated situations in life. But, I am absolutely merciless toward lack of effort. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. At some time in the future during my growth toward becoming a full person, there will be a day when my cup runneth over so profusely that the need will arise for another person to soak up the excess. It's probably not a good relationship.