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The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm read more
The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.
When you're a student or whatever, and you can't afford a car, or a plane fare, or even a train read more
When you're a student or whatever, and you can't afford a car, or a plane fare, or even a train fare, all you can do is hope that someone will stop and pick you up.
A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to read more
A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives.
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. -Chinese proverb.
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. -Chinese proverb.
Enjoy what you can, endure what you must!
Enjoy what you can, endure what you must!
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death
Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.
Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.
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.
