Goodreads quote - about Solitude

One can acquire everything in solitude except character. 

Stendhal
The French novelist Stendhal (born January 23, 1783) was passionate in both love and work. His attack of dizziness upon viewing Giotto's frescoes for the first time was later identified as a psychosomatic illness and named Stendhal Syndrome—being overcome by an abundance of art and beauty.

Know thyself - and others - a Goodread's quote

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back. 


Abigail Van Buren
January 9, 1956: The first Dear Abby advice column appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, 58 years ago today. The author, Pauline Phillips, derived her pen name, Abigail Van Buren, from the eight U.S. president, Martin Van Buren.