Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience
My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
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The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.
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People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
