The sudden death at 51 of James Gandolfini is intolerable.
Of all the heavenly gifts that mortal men commend, What trusty treasure in the world can counterfail a friend?
Of all the heavenly gifts that mortal men command What trusty treasure in the world can countervail a friend? What sweeter solace shall befall than one to find Upon whose breast thou may'st repose the secrets of thy mind
In working well, if travail you sustain, Into the wind shall lightly pass the pain; But of the deed the glory shall remain, And cause your name with worthy wights to reign. In working wrong, if pleasure you attain, The pleasure soon shall fade, and void as vain; But of the deed throughout the life the shame Endures, defacing you with foul defame.
Dogma is the convictions of one man imposed authoritatively upon others.
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
An age deficient in idealism has ever been one of immorality and superficial attainment, since without the sense of ideas, nobility of character becomes of rare attainment, if possible.
Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know true fulfillment.