We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.

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

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

Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.

Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more that you try to read more

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more that you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.

Enjoy what you can, endure what you must!

Enjoy what you can, endure what you must!

Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

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.

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and read more

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.

One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.