Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is read more

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.

When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.

When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.

A generous person forgets what he gives and remembers what he receives. Learn, earn, return. These are the three phases read more

A generous person forgets what he gives and remembers what he receives. Learn, earn, return. These are the three phases of life.

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo read more

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. -Crowfoot.

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, read more

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us read more

There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.

O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I.

O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I.

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm read more

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.