Ieyasu Tokugawa

Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.

Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.

When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.