I thought I had paid for everything. Not like the woman pays and pays and pays. No idea of retribution or punishment. Just exchange of values. You gave up something and got something else. Or you worked for something. You paid some way for everything that was any good. I paid my way into enough things that I like, so that I had a good time. Either you paid by learning about them, or by experience, or by taking chances, or by money. Enjoying living was learning to get your money’s worth and knowing when you had it. You could get your money’s worth. The world was a good place to buy in. It seemed like a fine philosophy. In five years, I thought, it will seem just as silly as all the other fine philosophies I’ve had. | |
— Ernst Hemingway | |
From his novel: “The Sun Also Rises“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2015 | The Critical State |
2014 | Dawn, n. |
2013 | Ouch! |
2012 | Just Lookin’ Around |
Still Growing | |
2011 | But Do You Want To? |
Posts Tagged ‘On Living’
Learning, Experience, Chances or Money
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Ernest Hemingway, On Living, Philosophy, Quotes, The Sun Also Rises on May 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Make Mine Rare, Please
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged On Life, On Living, Oscar Wilde, Philosophy, Quotes on May 7, 2015| 2 Comments »
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. | |
– Oscar Wilde | |
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On This Day In: | |
2014 | Passion Flooding |
2013 | On Purpose |
2012 | Sans Gall Bladder, Day 4 |
How Did You Spend Your Day? | |
2011 | It’s Hammerin’ Time!! |
Convenient Auxiliaries | |
Apprenticeship
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Writing, tagged Ernest Hemingway, On Living, On Writing, Philosophy, Quotes on October 13, 2013| 3 Comments »
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. | |
— Ernest Hemingway | |
New York Journal-American (11 July 1961) | |
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On This Day In: | |
2012 | Curtain Rods |
2011 | A Living Force |
2010 | BART Rides – A Tipping Point |
Because You Have Lived
Posted in Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Bessie Anderson Stanley, http://dshenai.wordpress.com/, On Living, On Success, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes on October 4, 2013| 2 Comments »
To laugh often and love much; | |
to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; | |
to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; | |
to appreciate beauty; | |
to find the best in others; | |
to give of one’s self; | |
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; | |
to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; | |
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived | |
— this is to have succeeded. | |
― Bessie Anderson Stanley | |
[Taken from one of the blogs I follow: http://dshenai.wordpress.com/ | |
The specific post is at: http://dshenai.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/insightful-inspirational-quotes-about-life/ | |
Please visit his site as he routinely has interesting posts about science, arts, history, etc… | |
The original post is one long sentence. I have modified the format to make it appear more poetic (“greeting card”-ish). I hope no one minds… — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2012 | 47% |
2011 | Conservative Values: Low And Lax |
2010 | A Non-Zero Sum Game |
What If “c” Isn’t A Constant? | |
2009 | Pictures from UCLA trip… |