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 With aching hands and bleeding feet
 We dig and heap, lay stone on stone;
  We bear the read more 
 With aching hands and bleeding feet
 We dig and heap, lay stone on stone;
  We bear the burden and the heat
   Of the long day, and wish 'twere done.
    Not till the hours of light return
     All we have built as we discern. 
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.
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.
The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.
Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live; Not where I love, but where I am, I die.
Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live; Not where I love, but where I am, I die.
Simplicity, clarity, singleness: these are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy.
Simplicity, clarity, singleness: these are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy.