Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold read more

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

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.

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you read more

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.

Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
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Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
Piu che il morire, il vivere.]

Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive.

Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

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.