Good humor is the only divine quality of man.
Humility prepares the heart for wisdom.
Saint Augustine
Difficulty strengthens the mind, as work strengthens the body.
Seneca
Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, everything is vanity. - Ecclesiastes 12:8
Ecclesiastes
No one can bear the pain and suffering of others.
Pythagoras
Aaaaaahh marge, I had a horrible dream where we were all turned into terrible pink creatures with five fingers on each hand!
Homer Simpson