And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal. read more

• Thought Many People Fail Life for Lack Ability Brains Even Courage Simply They Organized Their Energies Around Goal

You can feel the stars and the infinity of the sky since life, in spite of everything, is like a dream. read more

• Thought Feel Stars Infinity Sky Since Life Spite Everything Like Dream

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. read more

• Thought Half Troubles Life Traced Saying Too Quickly Soon Enough

I was facing life for the first time. I was 12 years old, but I felt like a 20 year old. I knew then what life was. read more

• Like Time Life What for Years Old Year First Felt Knew Facing

Dear to us are those who love us but dearer are those who reject us as unworthy, for they add another life; they build a heaven before us whereof we had not dreamed, and thereby supply to us new powers out of the recesses of the spirit. read more

• Thought Dear Us Those Love Dearer Reject Unworthy for They Add Another Life Build Heaven Before Whereof Had Dreamed Thereby Supply New Powers Recesses Spirit

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. read more

• Knowledge Man Good Enough Govern Another Without Consent

It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them. read more

• Thought Nature See People Borne Down by Weight Their Shackles Oppression Tyranny Life More Bitter Heaping Upon Them Greater Burdens Rather Do Power Raise Yoke Add Anything Tend Crush

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years read more

• Meaning-of-life End Years Life Count

We cannot escape history. read more

• Experience Truth-of-life Cannot Escape History

A person will be just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. read more

• Truth-of-life open-mind Person About Happy They Up Their Minds