A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else. -- Andre Malraux You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. -- Eleanor Roosevelt A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be very kind. -- Edmund Spenser When the gods choose to punish us, they merely answer our prayers. -- Oscar Wilde Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven. -- Henry Ward Beecher Love not what you are, but what you may become. -- Miguel de Cervantes Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing. -- Albert Einstein