Quote of the day, mostly related to astronomy.

[messier 111]

This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. William Shakespeare

[messier 111]

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. John Burrough

[messier 111]

Life itself is the proper binge. Julia Child

[GCoyote]

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it. William James

But don’t we all do that?

Yes but once you recognize it is unavoidable, you can chose a certain character for what you leave behind for good or for ill.

[notFritzArgelander]

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it. William James

But don’t we all do that?

Yes but once you recognize it is unavoidable, you can chose a certain character for what you leave behind for good or for ill.

Some self awareness is needed for it to be a choice and not a Pavlovian default, though.

[messier 111]

Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies. Erich Fromm

[messier 111]

Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates

[messier 111]

There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last. Robert Louis Stevenson

[messier 111]

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Soren Kierkegaard

[messier 111]

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it. Leonardo da Vinci

[messier 111]

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

[messier 111]

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. E. B. White

[messier 111]

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Carl Jung

[messier 111]

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings. William James

[messier 111]

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. Richard Bach

[messier 111]

Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time. Don Miguel Ruiz

[messier 111]

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. Ralph Marston

[messier 111]

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Charles R. Swindoll

[messier 111]

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Albert Einstein

[messier 111]

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill