Liberty, without wisdom, is license.—Burke.
Life.—Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort.—Sir Humphry Davy.
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies;
Life's a short summer—man a flower—
He dies—alas! how soon he dies!
—Dr. Johnson.
Life's but a means unto an end, that end,
Beginning, mean, and end to all things—God.
—Bailey.
In the midst of life we are in death.—Church Burial Service.
Life in itself is neither good nor evil, it is the scene of good or evil, as you make it.—Montaigne.
Since every man who lives is born to die,
And none can boast sincere felicity,
With equal mind what happens let us bear,
Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care.
—Dryden.
Nor love thy life nor hate; but what thou liv'st
Live well; how long or short permit to heaven.
—Milton.
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.—Psalm 90:10.
A handful of good life is worth a bushel of learning.—George Herbert.