“Spare your life, lest you consume it with sorrow and care.”

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”

“Careful what you hunt, lest you catch it.”

“I will always take your part, Bee. Right or wrong. That is why you must always take care to be right, lest you make your father a fool.”

“Sorrow spares no one, and scars respect no person.”

“Everyone is in pain. No matter where they come from or what you think of them. Sorrow spares no one”

“Music… will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a fountain of joy alive in you.”

“Spare no effort to suppress selfishness, unless that effort would entail sorrow.”

“Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful… How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.”

“Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.”