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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

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There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.

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What am I but a little flesh, a little breath, and the thinking part that rules the whole?

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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.

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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.

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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

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The universe is flux, life is opinion.

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The universe is transformation: life is opinion.

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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

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Live every day as if they last.

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Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.

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The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unforeseen attack.

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Life is a stranger's sojourn a night at an inn.

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Swiftly the remembrance of all things is buried in the gulf of eternity.