When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.
Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world.
The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live.
One of man's greatest obligations is anger.
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.