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We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
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We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
[Fr., On entre, on crie,
Et c'est la vie!
On baille, on sort,
Et c'est la mort!]
We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life read more
We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away.
Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.
Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.
Life is a one-way street, and we are not coming back.
Life is a one-way street, and we are not coming back.
Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
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.
Clay lies still but blood's a rover; Breath's a ware that will not keep. Up, lad; when the journey's over read more
Clay lies still but blood's a rover; Breath's a ware that will not keep. Up, lad; when the journey's over There'll be time enough for sleep.
Life is like wind. When it blows, it washes everything away, so clutch onto what you are holding.
Life is like wind. When it blows, it washes everything away, so clutch onto what you are holding.
Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive.
Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive.