I learned that every mortal will taste death. But only some will taste life.
- Topic: Life
- Location: Lake Tahoe
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Be grateful for your life, every detail of it, and your face will come to shine like a sun, and everyone who sees it will be made glad and peaceful.
Let’s rise above this animalistic behavior and be kind to one another.
At the center of your being you are the answer. You know who you are, and you know what you want.
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God, give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively.
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the door.
For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.
The weight of this sad time we must obey; speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most: we that are young, shall never see so much, nor live so long.
The acceptance of death gives you more of a stake in life, in living life happily, as it should be lived. Living for the moment.