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The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep
Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each,
Even to read more
Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep
Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each,
Even to the meanest; yea, a boon to all
Where pity is, for pity makes the world
Soft to the weak and noble for the strong.
O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?
O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?
I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven read more
I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my read more
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
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We come and we cry, and that is life; we yawn and we depart, and
that is death!
[Fr., On entre, on crie,
Et c'est la vie!
On baille, on sort,
Et c'est la mort!]
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made read more
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure
It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies read more
It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.
St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.
