“We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack.”
“When we are young... we often experience things in the present with a nostalgia-in-advance, but we seldom guess what we will truly prize years from now.”
“So it is that we can seldom help anybody. Either we don't know what part to give or maybe we don't like to give any part of ourselves. Then, more often than not, the part that is needed is not wanted. And even more often, we do not have the part that is needed.”
“What we need is often exactly what we already have.”
“What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.”