Life is a handful of short stories, pretending to be a novel.

Life is a handful of short stories, pretending to be a novel.

We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
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We are the voices of the wandering wind,
Which moan for rest and rest can never find;
Lo! as the wind is so is mortal life,
A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

All animals except man know that the ultimate point of life is to enjoy it. -Samuel Butler.

All animals except man know that the ultimate point of life is to enjoy it. -Samuel Butler.

Simply the thing I am shall make me live.

Simply the thing I am shall make me live.

In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as read more

In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon. -Horace.

I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.

I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.

Saw life steadily and saw it whole.

Saw life steadily and saw it whole.