"Alive, a man is supple, soft;
In death, unbending, rigorous.
All creatures, grass and trees, alive
Are plastic but are pliant too,
And dead, are friable and dry..."
Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive.
Read MoreThe greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Read MoreKnowing is not enough, we must apply;
Willing is not enough, we must do.
A family in harmony does fortune sing;
A family in discord does squabbling cling.
A moral man need not fear a knocking at the door at midnight.
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