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I like: "You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, though all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps you
by thret 12y ago
I like: "You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, though all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last. You have all the fears of mortals and all the desires of immortals."
- stingraycharles 12y agoThere are so many beautiful gems in there. This one might be particulary good for the HN community also: "Can anything be sillier than the point of view of certain people—I mean those who boast of their foresight? They keep themselves very busily engaged in order that they may be able to live better; they spend life in making ready to live! " People, here on HN also, are so busy planning their future life ("I will retire when I'm 40!"), that they spend all their life planning their life, without actually living their life. Ah... I could give a seminar about this essay. It helped me in so many ways.