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.

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, read more

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and almost never leave. Our lives are measured by those.

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its read more

Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults in the first.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very sound or the very foolish imagine otherwise.

Life isn't about finding yourself it's about creating yourself.

Life isn't about finding yourself it's about creating yourself.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss read more

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

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

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

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.