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Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.
Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.
Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning read more
Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.
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.
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, like a mirror, never gives back more than we put into it.
Life, like a mirror, never gives back more than we put into it.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .
The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
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.
