Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out. Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
Life is a play.
It's not its length, but its performance that counts. All fear is a sign of want of faith. The great tragedy of life is that most men go to their graves with their music still in them. He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear. Whatever does not destroy me makes me stronger.