I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. read more

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
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We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
Lo! as the wind is so is mortal life,
A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife.

Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Life, a good life, a great life is about "Why not?" May we never forget it.

Life, a good life, a great life is about "Why not?" May we never forget it.

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.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

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!