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Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if read more
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it read more
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.
Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.
Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.
Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is read more
Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.
There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us read more
There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.
Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.
Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what nerves read more
Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what nerves let you do.