And by a prudent flight and cunning save
A life which valour could not, from the grave.
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And by a prudent flight and cunning save
A life which valour could not, from the grave.
A better buckler I can soon regain,
But who can get another life again?

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very sound or the very foolish imagine otherwise.

Life is just part of the big picture.

Life is just part of the big picture.

Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.

Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be read more

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as read more

In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon. -Horace.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.