Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.