I had a feeling once about Mathematics, that I saw it all—Depth beyond depth was revealed to me—the Byss and the Abyss. I saw, as one might see the transit of Venus—or even the Lord Mayor's Show, a quantity passing through infinity and changing its sign from plus to minus. I saw exactly how it happened and why the tergiversation was inevitable: and how the one step involved all the others. It was like politics. But it was after dinner and I let it go! Never Give In!

Thou sufferest justly: for thou choosest rather to become good to-morrow than to be good to-day. Book VIII

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But ... it is better to be good than to be ugly. The Picture of Dorian Gray

“There’s some real utility in gratitude.” 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos