“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Life
Ambrose Bierce on Politeness
“Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.” Continue reading
Agatha Christie on Age
“I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find – at the age of fifty, say – that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about… It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.” Continue reading
William Goldman on Life
“Life isn’t fair. It’s just fairer than death, that’s all.” Continue reading
Sidney J. Harris on Regret
“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” Continue reading
Matthew Arnold on Society
“This strange disease of modern life, with its sick hurry, its divided aims.” Continue reading
Anatole France on Life
“The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Life
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” Continue reading
Stephen Hawking on Science
“If human life were long enough to find the ultimate theory, everything would have been solved by previous generations. Nothing would be left to be discovered.” Continue reading
Sharon Salzberg on Life and Education
“We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.” Continue reading