like a thief reason sneaked in & sat amongst the lovers eager to give them advice. they were unwilling to listen, so reason kissed their feet & went on its way

~rumi

our doubts are traitors, & make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt

~william shakespeare

why not seize the pleasure at once? how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation?

~jane austen

congratulate yourselves if you have done something strange & extravagant & broken the monotony of a decorous age

~ralph waldo emerson

death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive.. the risk to be alive & express what we really are.

~don miguel riuz

it is not enough to have lived. we should be determined to live for something

~leo buscaglia

a person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world

~muhammad

we grow neither better nor worse as we grow old, but more like ourselves

~may lamberton becker

what is life but a series of inspired follies?

~george bernard shaw

but time growing old teaches all things

~aeschylus

it is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny

~simone de beauvoir

i'm glad i haven't lived in vain

~saul bellow

sorry for sudden change from cheeriness to un-cheeriness, but i found all these cool sombre grey pictures at weheartit, & the quotes seemed appropriate.

lovelyhappyfriday to all.xx