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- The stream of thought flows on; but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. Others, again, leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures.
- William James (1842 - 1910)
- If one has no vanity in this life of ours, there is no sufficient reason for living.
- Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)
- As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
- Custom is the great guide of human life.
- David Hume (1711 - 1776)
- The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.
- Sallust (86 BC - 34 BC)
- The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and to hold them in the right scale of values.
- Norman Thomas (1884 - 1968)
- Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm.
- Jean Paul Richter (1763 - 1825)
- As was his language so was his life.
- Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD)
- Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and life.
- Henri-Frédéric Amiel
- Life without the courage for death is slavery.
- Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD)
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