All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat; youth and health and pleasure vanish.

Quote by William James

Topics: Cheating Quotes, Health Quotes, Pleasure Quotes

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits,...

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits,...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have...

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have...

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good...

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good...

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is...

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is...

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.

The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

Success is never final; failure is never fatal

Success is never final; failure is never fatal

Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure

Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure