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The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if read more
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, read more
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and almost never leave. Our lives are measured by those.
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.
Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together.
Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it cannot hold itself together.
Life, we learn too late, is in the living, the tissue of every day and hour.
Life, we learn too late, is in the living, the tissue of every day and hour.
Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
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.
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.
