My life has been a series of emergencies.

My life has been a series of emergencies.

The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.

The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

You live and you learn -- or you don't live long.

You live and you learn -- or you don't live long.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
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Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.
[It., Spesso e da forte,
Piu che il morire, il vivere.]

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

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.

Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it read more

Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be! -Miguel de Cervantes.