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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Not Merely to Exist
I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze
than it should be stifled by dry rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor,
every atom of me in magnificent glow,
than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.
- Jack London
Death comes to all,
but great achievements build a monument
which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin
If we let things terrify us,
life will not be worth living.
- Seneca
Further reading: To Do That Which Will Endure
My Highest Aspirations
We Come This Way But Once
Live Every Moment, Joyfully
Labels:
alive,
Anais Nin,
bold,
boldness,
courage,
death,
enthusiasm,
fear,
Jack London,
live every moment,
live fully,
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Seneca
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