I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.
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The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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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.