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Philosophical literature2 quotes
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, for it requires that we should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Life is long if you know how to use it. — Seneca · 49Autobiography and memoir1 quote
Our life is frittered away by detail…. Simplify, simplify. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854Epic poem1 quote
Nor love thy Life, nor hate; but what thou liv'st
Live well; how long or short permit to Heaven. — John Milton · 1667Historical literature1 quote
It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well and justly without living pleasurably. — Epicurus · 240Religious literature1 quote
Nor love thy Life, nor hate; but what thou liv'st
Live well; how long or short permit to Heaven. — John Milton · 1667