It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
Style is the feather that helps the arrow fly, not the one that you put in your hat.
The well-to-do do not want the poor to suffer. They wish them to be as happy as is consistent with…