Book Dude

“And so there is no reason for you to think that any man has lived long because he has grey hairs or wrinkles, he has not lived long – he has existed long. For what if you should think that man had had a long voyage who had been caught by a fierce storm as soon as he left harbour, and, swept hither and thither by a succession of winds that raged from different quarters, had been driven in a circle around the same course? Not much voyaging did he have, but much tossing about.”
― Seneca, On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.”
― Voltaire

“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”
― Albert Einstein