"One of the duties of old-age, is the management of time. The less that remains to us, the more valuable we ought to consider it."

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Source : "Essays on Friendship and Old-Age". Book by Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, translated by Eliza Ball Hayley, p. 121, 1780.

Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles

#Age Quotes #Duty Quotes #Valuable Quotes

“Envy, like a cold prison, benumbs and stupefies; and, conscious of its own impotence, folds its arms in despair.”
“In our researches on the likely economic apocalypse it's become clear what is the prime survival tool for hard times: friends. Good friends. Lots of them.”

Source : "The Whole Earth Epilog: Access To Tools". Book by Stewart Brand, 1974.
“The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.”
“It's a romantic view of Canada. It's like Michael Moore saying we don't lock our doors in Canada. I lock my door mainly because my girlfriend wants me to lock the door, but mind you we lock our doors. It is a little simplistic to say that we blend easily back home with other cultures. It's difficult, but I think it's mainly a big city phenomenon.”
“Create more value than you capture.”
“When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.”
“You have only one life, make the most of it”
“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.”

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