As a mortal, thou must nourish each of two forebodings--that
tomorrow's sunlight will be the last that thou shalt read more

As a mortal, thou must nourish each of two forebodings--that
tomorrow's sunlight will be the last that thou shalt see; and
that for fifty years wilt live out thy life in ample wealth.

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Cats and monkeys -- monkeys and cats -- all human life is there.

Cats and monkeys -- monkeys and cats -- all human life is there.

Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.

Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

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

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

Life is the art of drawing sufficent conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is the art of drawing sufficent conclusions from insufficient premises.

Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

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.