The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
Interpretation
Life is brief; we should make the most of our time and enjoy it.
This quote from Plutarch emphasizes the transient nature of human existence, suggesting that our lives are fleeting moments in the vast continuum of time. Therefore, it encourages us to cherish our experiences and find joy in the present, reminding us that life is precious and should not be taken for granted.
In practice
In a motivational speech about making the most of life.
Sometimes small incidents, rather than glorious exploits, give us the best evidence of character. So, as portrait painters are more exact in doing the face, where the character is revealed, than the rest of the body, I must be allowed to give my more particular attention to the marks of the souls of men.
It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.
Come back with your shield - or on it
The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.
For the correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.
Our senses through ignorance of Reality, falsely tell us that what appears to be, is. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
Nobody’s going to save you. No one’s going to cut you down, cut the thorns thick around you. No one’s going to storm the castle walls nor kiss awake your birth, climb down your hair, nor mount you onto the white steed. There is no one who will feed the yearning. Face it. You will have to do, do it yourself.
I don't envision a very long life for myself. I think my life will run out before my work does. I've designed it that way.
What right had they to make me suffer like that?
Grief changes shape, but it never ends.
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song
Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine and valleys of frustration and failure.
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