But every acquisition that is disproportionate to the labor spent on it is dishonest. Anna Karenina

“You must know that the human heart must be very large to contain all those you love.” My Sweet Orange Tree

Ask no questions and you'll hear no lies. Ulysses

Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth. The Enchiridion