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Life is to be lived, not controlled.


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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.



Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.



A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



Beauty without expression tires.

Beauty without expression tires.



Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.



Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn



To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.





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In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.

In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.



The journey of the mind always has longer to travel than the heart because dreams carry weight, while love makes you float.

The journey of the mind always has longer to travel than the heart because dreams carry weight, while love makes you float.



Sad that our finest aspiration, Our freshest dreams and meditations, In swift succession should decay, Like Autumn leaves that rot away.

Sad that our finest aspiration, Our freshest dreams and meditations, In swift succession should decay, Like Autumn leaves that rot away.



Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.



The only people who didn't like it [The Monkees] were the French, and they don't even like themselves, so what's the point?

The only people who didn't like it [The Monkees] were the French, and they don't even like themselves, so what's the point?



All my friends and peers keep asking me when I'm going to rest - I just tell them it's another dirty four-letter word!

All my friends and peers keep asking me when I'm going to rest - I just tell them it's another dirty four-letter word!



Such phantom blossoms palely shining Over the lifeless boughs of Time.

Such phantom blossoms palely shining Over the lifeless boughs of Time.



It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.

It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.



In an age of militant mediocrity, an 'extremist' is anyone who takes a position.

In an age of militant mediocrity, an 'extremist' is anyone who takes a position.



I may not be as active in it as some people are, but I think that the church has taught me great life lessons.

I may not be as active in it as some people are, but I think that the church has taught me great life lessons.




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