Love is the world's greatest antidote to selfishness. –Alfred J. Parker

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. –Mahatma Gandhi

There have always been hard times. There have always been wars and troubles such as famine and disease, and some folks are born with money, some with none. In the end it is up to the man what he becomes, and none of those other things matters. It is character that counts. –Louis L'Amour

The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame. –Charles C. Colton