We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind.

Quote by Thornton Wilder

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I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment...

I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment...

Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.

Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings,...

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings,...

All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue forever.

All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue forever.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your...

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your...

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are...

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are...

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent...

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent...

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having...

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having...

The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of...

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of...

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than...

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than...

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home

In advertising, not to be different is virtual suicide.

In advertising, not to be different is virtual suicide.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it...

Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it...

Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.

Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have...

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have...

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while...

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while...