I went to church and couldn't swallow it. The music was nice but I don't belong there.
Alain de BottonThis world is all vanity. It is a tempest hurling us from one sorrow to another.
The Roman General: A NovelThe sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.
The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman SlaveAnd I realize how useless wails are and how gratuitous melancholy is.
Le Roman de l'adolescent myope