This is the Law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; That surely the weak shall perish, and read more

This is the Law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; That surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.

Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive.

Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive.

Let us live then, and be glad
While young life's before us
After youthful pastime had,
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Let us live then, and be glad
While young life's before us
After youthful pastime had,
After old age had and sad,
Earth will slumber over us.
[Lat., Gaudeamus igitur,
Juvenes dum sumus
Post pucundam juventutem.
Post molestam senectutem.
Nos habetit humus.]

The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those read more

The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those who succeed are those who have thoroughly learned the immense importance of plan in life, and the tragic brevity of time.

The trouble with the rat race is that, even if you win, you're still a rat.

The trouble with the rat race is that, even if you win, you're still a rat.

Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves. . -Hubert read more

Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves. . -Hubert Humphrey.

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven read more

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.

Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror

Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror

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.