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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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?
Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.
Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.
Death and taxes and childbirth. There's never any convenient time for any of them.
Death and taxes and childbirth. There's never any convenient time for any of them.
The trouble with the rat race is that, even if you win, you're still a rat.
The trouble with the rat race is that, even if you win, you're still a rat.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
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.
In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath read more
In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the read more
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.
