Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning read more

Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.

For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in read more

For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.

If you want to find a deeper meaning in your life, you can't find it in the opinions or the read more

If you want to find a deeper meaning in your life, you can't find it in the opinions or the beliefs that have been handed to you. You have to go to that place within yourself.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you read more

Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you find yourself at the beginning.

Life's but a span, or a tale, or a word,
That in a trice, or suddaine, is rehearsed.

Life's but a span, or a tale, or a word,
That in a trice, or suddaine, is rehearsed.

We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
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We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
[Fr., On entre, on crie,
Et c'est la vie!
On baille, on sort,
Et c'est la mort!]

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.

When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.