Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and almost never leave. Our lives are measured by those.
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A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to read more
A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives.
Saw life steadily and saw it whole.
Saw life steadily and saw it whole.
One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.
One must chose in life between boredom and suffering.
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.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good read more
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy -- I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
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.
The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.
The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.
Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.
Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.
