Life - Quotes
A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.
For all that is worth remembering in life is the poetry of it. Fear is poetry, hope is poetry, love is poetry, hatred is poetry; contempt, jealousy, remorse, admiration, wonder, pity, despair, or madness are all poetry.
Funny [...] how just when you think life can’t possibly get any worse it suddenly does.
He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.
Most of us have lottery fantasies from time to time. I don’t think they’re necessarily harmful; I just think there’s a better alternative. The alternative is to write your own winning lottery ticket, not by the sudden accumulation of wealth but the gradual reduction to what you decide is essential for your life. That’s my proposal: creating your own life isn’t quite like winning the lottery. It’s better.
There`s a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.
So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.
You can die for your country or your people or your family, but for a god you should live fully and busily, every day of a long life.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.