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Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there read more
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. -Fr. Alfred D'Souza.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and read more
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you read more
Beginnings are often scary, endings are often sad, but it's the middle that counts. You should remember that when you find yourself at the beginning.
Life's but a span, or a tale, or a word,
That in a trice, or suddaine, is rehearsed.
Life's but a span, or a tale, or a word,
That in a trice, or suddaine, is rehearsed.
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived
just the length read more
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived
just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as
well.
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.
They live that they may eat, but he himself [Socrates] eats that
he may live.
They live that they may eat, but he himself [Socrates] eats that
he may live.