After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. – Italian Proverb
Life is short…
Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult. – Hypocrites
The true meaning of life
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. – Nelson Henderson
Life is like playing a violin
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. – Samuel Butler
Unrest of spirit is
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. – Kal Menninger
Everything that happens
Everything that happens to us leaves some trace behind; everything contributes imperceptibly to make us what we are. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life, in all ranks and situations
Life, in all ranks and situations, is an outward occupation, an actual and active work. – W. Humboldt
Most of the shadows of this life
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Govern thy life and thoughts
Govern thy life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one, and read the other. – Thomas Fuller
The great blessings of mankind
The great blessings 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. – Seneca
