Everything that now exists, no matter how great and good it is, lasts for a time, fulfills a purpose, and then passes on. And so it will be with all the works of art that...

Let not thy heart cling to the things which for so short a time deck out thy life. Let him who has, learn to lose, and him who is happy, familiarise himself with what may...

Nicht an die Güter hänge dein Herz,Die das Leben vergänglich zieren!Wer besitzt, der lerne verlieren,Wer im Glück ist, der lerne den Schmerz!

The beauty of this day doesn’t depend on its lasting forever.

Seize the day, then let it go.

As I age in the world it will rise and spread,and be for this place horizonand orison, the voice of its winds.I have made myself a dream to dreamof its rising, that has gentled my...