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Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
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Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
and things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art; to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
Present-moment living, getting in touch with your "now," is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, read more
Present-moment living, getting in touch with your "now," is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. One thing is certain, you cannot live it until it does appear.
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they read more
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.
Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins.
Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins.
This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.
This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as read more
Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.
Nobody can do it for you.
Nobody can do it for you.
