A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
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For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.
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Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
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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