When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take. Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle. I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. The two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change.