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.

Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.

Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time.

It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

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

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.