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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 submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to read more
I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
 The World's a bubble, and the Life of Man less than a span:
 In his conception wretched, from the read more 
 The World's a bubble, and the Life of Man less than a span:
 In his conception wretched, from the womb so to the tomb.
  Curst from his cradle, and brought up to years with cares and 
fears.
   Who then to frail mortality shall trust,
    But limns the water, or but writes in dust. 
It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.
It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.
When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see read more
When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through.
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how read more
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -Carl Sandburg.
Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth. -Thich Nhat Hanh.
Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth. -Thich Nhat Hanh.
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell read more
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
The trouble with the rat race is that, even if you win, you're still a rat.
The trouble with the rat race is that, even if you win, you're still a rat.