I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the…

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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The man who fails while trying to do good has more honor than he who...

The man who fails while trying to do good has more honor than he who...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you...

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you...

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly...

There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly...

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and...

Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and...

It is healthful and invigorating to fall many times through life, if you get up...

It is healthful and invigorating to fall many times through life, if you get up...

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and...

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary...

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class...

I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class...

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after...

To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

I shall always esteem it not much to live in a city where the laws...

I shall always esteem it not much to live in a city where the laws...

It is better to be admired than to be popular. Strive to be better yourself,...

It is better to be admired than to be popular. Strive to be better yourself,...

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit...

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit...

Just like your body and lifestyle can be healthy or unhealthy, the same is true...

Just like your body and lifestyle can be healthy or unhealthy, the same is true...