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 an exact science, it is an art.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to read more
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold read more
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if read more
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.
The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.
The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.
The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.
The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
Sometimes I wish life had a fast-forward button.
Sometimes I wish life had a fast-forward button.
