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The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good read more
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy -- I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for read more
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
 They live that they may eat, but he himself [Socrates] eats that 
he may live.  
 They live that they may eat, but he himself [Socrates] eats that 
he may live. 
While we are postponing, life speeds by.
While we are postponing, life speeds by.
Life throws you curve balls, but you either learn to swerve them or hit them like there is no tomorrow.
Life throws you curve balls, but you either learn to swerve them or hit them like there is no tomorrow.
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.
It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.