The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm read more

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.

Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or read more

Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two.rn

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - read more

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates read more

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.

Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life can only be understood back- wards; but it must be lived forwards.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.