How shallow is the stage on which this vast drama of human hates and joys and friendships is played! Whence do men draw this passion for eternity, flung by chance as they are upon a scarcely cooled bed of lava, threatened by the beginning by the deserts that are to be, under the constant menace of the snows? Their civilizations are but fragile gildings: a volcano can blot them out, a new sea, a sand-storm.
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Themes
- Friendship — Celebrating the bonds of loyalty, trust, and companionship
- Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality
- Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it
- Wisdom — Timeless insights drawn from experience and reflection