Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.

~   Seneca

"The purpose that you wish to find in life, 
like a cure you seek, is not going to fall from the sky. 
I believe purpose is something for which one is responsible; 
it’s not just divinely assigned."

~   Michael J. Fox

Self-pity is our worst enemy
and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.