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The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love.

Terrible and sublime thought, that every moment is supreme for some man and woman, every hour the apotheosis of some passion!

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

Joy, feeling one's own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.

The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself.

Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.

This communication alone, by the comparison of the antagonisms, rivalries, movements which give birth to decisive moments, permits the evolution of the soul, whereby a man realizes himself on earth. It is impossible to be concerned with anything else in art.

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.