To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead.

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"Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers, we more than gain in fruits."

- Samuel Butler

Balance

"Friendship is like money—easier made than kept."

- Samuel Butler

Relationships

"Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself."

- Samuel Butler

Creativity

"Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only."

- Samuel Butler

Gratitude

"If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do."

- Samuel Butler

Productivity

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection