“A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle; ...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each other; age creeps upon them; infirmities follow; ...those they love are taken from them, and the joy of life is turned to aching grief. It comes at last--the only unpoisoned gift earth ever had for them--and they vanish from a world where they were of no consequence, ...a world which will lament them a day and forget them forever.” MenWorldLifeMeanLittlesAgeEarthLastsLife IsJoyFightingBornForgetGriefStruggleForeverTakenConsequenceAdvantageLaborSweatCreepsJoy Of LifeLamentInfirmitySquabbles Author:Mark Twain
“The course of our lives follows ancient and immutable laws, with an ancient, changeless rhythm. Dreams never come true, and the instant they are shattered, we realize how the greatest joys of life lie beyond the realm of reality. The instant they are shattered we are sick with longing for the days when they flamed within us. Our fate spends itself in this succession of hope and nostalgia.” DreamRealityLawJoyLyingCoursesRealizingOur LivesFateSickLongingAncientNostalgiaRhythmRealmsInstantSuccessionShatteredJoy Of Life Author:Natalia Ginzburg
“The rise of the dramas in the thirteenth century, and the rise of the great novels in a later period, together with their frank glorification of love and the joys of life, may be called the Third Renaissance.” MayTogetherJoyNovelCenturyPeriodsDramaThirdsFrankRenaissanceJoy Of LifeGlorificationGreat Novels Author:Hu Shih
“There is a great probability that our loss of capacity for enjoying the positive joys of life is largely due to the decreased sensibility of our senses and our lack of full use of them. All human happiness is sensuous happiness.” MindHumansPhilosophyUseBodyLife IsJoyEnjoyLossPsychologyCapacityMedicineDuesSensesSensibilityProbabilityJoy Of LifeSomaSensuousHuman Happiness Book:Lin Yutang - The Importance Of Living Source: Lin Yutang - The Importance Of Living