Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - read more

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.

We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
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We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
[Fr., On entre, on crie,
Et c'est la vie!
On baille, on sort,
Et c'est la mort!]

Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you read more

Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you find yourself at the beginning.

Don't listen to people who tell you what to do! Listen to people who encourage you to do what you read more

Don't listen to people who tell you what to do! Listen to people who encourage you to do what you know is right! Because you have one life to live so live it your way!

This is the Law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; That surely the weak shall perish, and read more

This is the Law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; That surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our read more

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if read more

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

You live and you learn -- or you don't live long.

You live and you learn -- or you don't live long.