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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself. -Mickey Mantle.
If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself. -Mickey Mantle.
One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.
One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.
Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.
Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
When life life does not find a singer to sing her heat, she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.
When life life does not find a singer to sing her heat, she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.
As a mortal, thou must nourish each of two forebodings--that
tomorrow's sunlight will be the last that thou shalt read more
As a mortal, thou must nourish each of two forebodings--that
tomorrow's sunlight will be the last that thou shalt see; and
that for fifty years wilt live out thy life in ample wealth.
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.
The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .
The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .
