The Tragedy of Missing Things

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss.
Thomas Carlyle

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Alva Edison

Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live.
Anais Nin


The way we live our days, is the way we live our lives.
Annie Dillard

It's better to regret what you have done than what you haven't.
Paul Arden, Whatever You Think Think The Opposite

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
Beverly Sills

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
Benjamin Franklin


Life without risks is not worth living.
Charles A. Lindbergh

It's the goal of every Englishman to get to his grave unembarrassed.
John Cleese