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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. read more
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. Languages take such a time, and so do all the things read more
'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Don’t let people make you feel bad or guilty for living your life. It is your life, live it the read more
Don’t let people make you feel bad or guilty for living your life. It is your life, live it the way you want.
We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
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We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
Lo! as the wind is so is mortal life,
A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and read more
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.
