Nobody who is afraid of laughing, and heartily too, at his friend can be said to have a true and thorough love for him.
Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping. - from Guesses at Truth: By Two Brothers by Julian Charles Hare and Augustus William Hare
Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.
How few are our real wants, and how easy is it to satisfy them! Our imaginary ones are boundless and insatiable.