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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn\'t, then why would you say I am.
I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn\'t, then why would you say I am.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.
St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.
St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. read more
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.