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.

Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.

Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

The Answer to the Great Question Of . . . Life, the Universe and
Everything . . . [is] read more

The Answer to the Great Question Of . . . Life, the Universe and
Everything . . . [is] Forty-two.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

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.

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?

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.