A Psalm of Life Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, […]
If you are content with the old world, try to preserve it; it is sick… But if you can no longer live in the eternal conflict between your convictions and life, thinking one way and acting another, take it upon yourselves to leave the shelter of the pale and ruinous arches. Alexander Ivanovich Herzen (1812 – 1870)
Always do your duty, but without attachment to it. That is how a man reaches ultimate truth — by working without anxiety about results. Hinduism
Let go! Hinduism
The world is imprisoned by its own activity. Hinduism
The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tyrant. Horace (65 B.C.E. – 8 B.C.E.)
My cares and my inquiries are for decency and truth, and in this I am wholly occupied. Horace (65 B.C.E. – 8 B.C.E.)
You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man; a contented mind confers it on all. Horace (65 B.C.E. – 8 B.C.E.)
Dare to be wise! Horace (65 B.C.E. – 8 B.C.E.)
Press on! A better fate awaits you. Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885)
