Quotes I've found interesting

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

Jack London  

Small things were important. Seconds were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became a man's life.

Brandon Sanderson,   Towers of Midnight

Life without design is erratic.

Seneca  

It was this thing that happened today. But other things happen other days. Things will happen tomorrow.

Shane Botwin,   Weeds, s05e10

He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.

Seneca  

Is time you enjoyed wasting really wasted time?

Neil Parischa  

The man who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.

Seneca  

I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions "moral" after a fashion.

Brandon Sanderson,   Mistborn

Undergo hardship voluntarily. Then, you will be better prepared for life’s involuntary hardships.

Unknown  

You also have a duty to your future self to release the project. Every time you don't release a project, you're telling yourself that you’re the kind of person who doesn't ship. Tell yourself that enough, and you'll start to believe it. Trust me, it's hard to unwind. Possible! But hard.

Aaron Francis,   The ReadME Project