Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience
Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.
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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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To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
life consists, good cards, hold well
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.
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