I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, read more

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.

Enjoy what you can, endure what you must!

Enjoy what you can, endure what you must!

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

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.

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold read more

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live; Not where I love, but where I am, I die.

Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live; Not where I love, but where I am, I die.

Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.

Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.