“Life is short, if we are only said to live when we enjoy ourselves; and if we were merely to count up the hours we spent agreeably, a great number of years would hardly make up a life of a few months.” IfsLifeYearsSaidLife IsEnjoyHoursNumbersMonthsLife Is Short Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom. It is not the part of men, but of fanatics, or of mathematicians, if you will, to say, that, the shortness of life considered, it is not worth caring whether for so short a duration we were sprawling in want, or sitting high. Since our office is with moments, let us husband them.” IfsMenWantLifeEndsMomentsWisdomTimeHoursNumbersStepsJourneyHusbandOfficeSittingCaringMathematicianFanaticsEvery StepDurationLife TimeShortnessShortness Of Life Book:The Portable Emerson: New Edition Source: The Portable Emerson: New Edition
“I believe there are an infinite number of laws of the universe and that all progress or dreams achieved come from operating in a way that's consistent with them. These laws and the principles of how to operate in harmony with them have always existed. We were given these laws by nature. Man didn't and can't make them up. He can only hope to understand them and use them to get what he wants.” MenWayWantLifeBelieveUseDreamLawUniverseGivenI BelieveGrowthNumbersPrinciplesProgressHarmonyInfinitePersonal GrowthInvestingConsistent Author:Ray Dalio
“No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.” LifeWritingBelieveHas BeensBeliefWishNumbersAlivePoetGrantedNovelists Author:W. H. Auden