“Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.”
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Kal Menninger
“Unrest of spirit is a mark of life; one problem after another presents itself and in the solving of them we can find our greatest pleasure.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.”
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Seneca (7 B.C. – 65 A.D.)
“The great blessing of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.”
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Palladas (4th century A.D.)
“Our life’s a stage, a comedy: either learn to play and take it lightly, or bear its troubles patiently.“
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Hypocrates (c. 460 BC – c. 370 BC)
“Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.”
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Mary Oliver on life (thanks to a post by My Renewed Mind)
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” – Mary Oliver
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From: Morrie Schwartz (1916-1995)
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” – Morrie Schwartz (1916-1995)
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From: Sue Monk Kidd (b. 1948 in Sylvester, Georgia)
“A worker bee weighs less than a flower petal, but she can fly with a load heavier than her. But she only lives four or five weeks. Sometimes not feeling is the only way you can survive.” – Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
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