Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?

Oh, who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried?

True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.

True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age read more

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age 100].

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people read more

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.