Life, like a mirror, never gives back more than we put into it.

Life, like a mirror, never gives back more than we put into it.

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.

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.

A proverb is no proverb to you until life has illustrated it.

A proverb is no proverb to you until life has illustrated it.

Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.

Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. read more

Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet. Cherish them.

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.