Cowards vs Valiant

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. 

If you like me, send them while I'm alive.

I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.

I can shake off everything as I write; 

My sorrows disappear, My courage is reborn.

It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.