Passion is seldom the end of any story, for it cannot long endure if it is not soon supplemented with true affection and mutual respect.
I shall not pretend that I do not prefer to have people adore me rather than revile me, but I have always found that it was far easier for me to suffer the disapprobation of others than to amend my behaviour in order to find favour with them.
I have not yet met with a sorrow that could not be borne, nor with one who's passing did not leave me stronger.
I have made plenty of enemies in my lifetime, but none has ever done me as much injury as I do myself.