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.

Life is a one-way street, and we are not coming back.

Life is a one-way street, and we are not coming back.

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're read more

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
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We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
Lo! as the wind is so is mortal life,
A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife.

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if read more

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

I know not if the dark or bright
Shall be by lot;
If that wherein my hopes read more

I know not if the dark or bright
Shall be by lot;
If that wherein my hopes delight
Be best or not.

There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.

There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.

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.