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.

I am not a has-been. I am a will be.

I am not a has-been. I am a will be.

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.

Life is indeed difficult, partly because of the real difficulties we must overcome in order to survive, and partly because read more

Life is indeed difficult, partly because of the real difficulties we must overcome in order to survive, and partly because of our own innate desire to always do better, to overcome new challenges, to self-actualize. Happiness is experienced largely in striving towards a goal, not in having attained things, because our nature is always to want to go on to the next endeavor.

Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay in, the read more

Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay in, the more wrinkled you get. -Robbert Oustin.

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.

I haven't heard of anybody who want's to stop living on account of the cost.

I haven't heard of anybody who want's to stop living on account of the cost.

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.

The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell read more

The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.