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, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.
Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of read more
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. -Pericles.
The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned.
The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there read more
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. -Fr. Alfred D'Souza.
We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we read more
We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.
Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.
Life is an uncharted ocean. The cautious mariner must needs take
Many soundings ere he conduct his barque to read more
Life is an uncharted ocean. The cautious mariner must needs take
Many soundings ere he conduct his barque to port in safety.
Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
Life is a long lesson in humility.
Life is a long lesson in humility.
