Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.

Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
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Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
Piu che il morire, il vivere.]

Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.

Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.

Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.

Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold read more

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep
Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each,
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Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep
Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each,
Even to the meanest; yea, a boon to all
Where pity is, for pity makes the world
Soft to the weak and noble for the strong.

You've got to keep fighting -- you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

You've got to keep fighting -- you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All read more

If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's.