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Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises
Life is one long process of getting tired
Life is not an exact science, it is an art
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on
Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge
Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents
A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure is allowed to take whatever form it will is sure to be short
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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