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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.
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.
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come read more
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.
When you live in reaction, you give your power away. Then you get to experience what you gave your power read more
When you live in reaction, you give your power away. Then you get to experience what you gave your power to. -N Smith.
Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.
Life is a stranger's sojourn, a night at an inn.
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is read more
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more; it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.
If you want to find a deeper meaning in your life, you can't find it in the opinions or the read more
If you want to find a deeper meaning in your life, you can't find it in the opinions or the beliefs that have been handed to you. You have to go to that place within yourself.
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years read more
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum.