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 With aching hands and bleeding feet
 We dig and heap, lay stone on stone;
  We bear the read more 
 With aching hands and bleeding feet
 We dig and heap, lay stone on stone;
  We bear the burden and the heat
   Of the long day, and wish 'twere done.
    Not till the hours of light return
     All we have built as we discern. 
Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.
Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
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.
All of us have our troubles. But no matter how unhappy we are, life has to carry on.
All of us have our troubles. But no matter how unhappy we are, life has to carry on.
Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.
Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of read more
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. -Pericles.
The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made read more
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure