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All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride read more
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in read more
For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, read more
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.
A proverb is no proverb to you until life has illustrated it.
A proverb is no proverb to you until life has illustrated it.
They live that they may eat, but he himself [Socrates] eats that
he may live.
They live that they may eat, but he himself [Socrates] eats that
he may live.
The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those read more
The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those who succeed are those who have thoroughly learned the immense importance of plan in life, and the tragic brevity of time.
Mankind makes living contradictory.
Mankind makes living contradictory.
Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
