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I am not a has-been. I am a will be.
I am not a has-been. I am a will be.
O may I join the choir invisible
Of those immortal dead who live again
In minds made read more
O may I join the choir invisible
Of those immortal dead who live again
In minds made better by their presence; live
In pulses stirred to generosity,
In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn
For miserable aims that end with self.
In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars,
And with their mild persistence urge man's search
To vaster issues.
I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.
I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.
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.
No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere.
No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere.
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it read more
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.
Those who build beneath the stars build too low.
Those who build beneath the stars build too low.
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.
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.
