Ann Bradstreet

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."

Winston Churchill

"Never does a man portray his character more vividly than his proclaiming the character of another."

Michel de Montaigne

"The clearest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness."

Malcolm Forbes

"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always make you less than you are."