"One must live as if it would be forever, and as if one might die each moment. Always both at once."

-- Mary Renault

#Forever Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Might Quotes

“Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.”

Source : Richard Sibbes (2015). “Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)”, p.3399, Titus Books
“My grandmother, grandfather, my mom - we've always been driven by laughter. It's what held us together. Thanksgivings, any kind of family get-together, we usually end up in tears.”
“It's very hard to fail completely, if you aim high enough.”
“If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 10, 2012
“The task of the educator is to make the child's spirit pass again where its forefathers have gone, moving rapidly through certain stages but suppressing none of them. In this regard, the history of science must be our guide.”
“Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.”
“Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world.”
“I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!”

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