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“Never ask, "Oh, why were things so much better in the old days?" It's not an intelligent question.”
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“You must vie with time's swiftness in the speed of using it, and, as from a torrent that rushes by and will not always flow, you must drink quickly.”
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
“The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon the morrow and wastes to-day.”
― On The Shortness Of Life (illustrated): & other life lessons for the 21st century
― On The Shortness Of Life (illustrated): & other life lessons for the 21st century
“Never let hard lessons harden your heart; the hard lessons of life are meant to make you better, not bitter.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“For there will be no memory of the wise man or of the fool; in the days to come all will be forgotten, and alas, the wise man dies the same death as the fool!”
― Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher
― Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher
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