“It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The
reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.”
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reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.”
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“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards, they try to have more things or more money in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are then do what you need to do in order to have what you want. ”
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“The working of great administrations is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self-interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought.”
― The Crime of Galileo
― The Crime of Galileo
“The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.”
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“One is happy once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.”
― Correspondance, 1812-1876, Volume 5
― Correspondance, 1812-1876, Volume 5
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