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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.
Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.
Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it read more
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.
Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.
Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning read more
Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.
