“Never find your delight in another's misfortune.”

“This misfortune you find is of your own manufacture.
Keep hold of what you have, it will harm no other,
for hatred comes home to the hand that chose it.”

“A disruptor finds opportunity and profit from his misfortunes.”

“Wisdom consists in doing the next thing you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it.”

“The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.”

“In the misfortunes of our best friends, we always find something not unpleasing.”

“This Story may
Delightful be to tell another day.”

“Theologian: But what is to love?
Philosopher: To be delighted by the happiness of another.”
Theologus: Amare autem? Philosophus: Felicitate alterius delectari.

“Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and will shed the skin of the writer you imitated.”

“In the garden of tabloid delight, there is always a clean towel and another song.”