世事至棼也，然衡其究竟，每败于易而成于难。
世间的事情虽然纷繁复杂，但推究其根本，往往失败于容易而成功于艰难。
Now some advantages particular to this age are not to be denied. Boredom seems to have been vanquished. There is always something to do, but hasn’t this translated into a perpetual distraction in our lives.
"Escribir es como desnudar el alma frente a un espejo que nunca miente."
The past beats inside me like a second heart.
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault.
