My teacher said once that every man faces seven enemies in his lifetime. Sickness, hunger, betrayal, envy, greed, old age, and then death.
Osamu TezukaRead
A life must be saved as long as it can be no matter whose it is.
Interpretation
Every life has intrinsic value and should be preserved regardless of whose life it is.
This quote emphasizes the universal importance of saving lives, suggesting that every individual life has worth and should be protected, regardless of the circumstances. It highlights the moral imperative to value all human life equally and to act where one can to provide assistance and save others.
In practice
During a medical conference, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of treating all patients equally.
My teacher said once that every man faces seven enemies in his lifetime. Sickness, hunger, betrayal, envy, greed, old age, and then death.
What is one man's life compared to the eternity of time and space? No more than a snowflake that glitters in the sun for a moment before melting into the flow of time.
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
I was a quicksilver girl who saw every leaf on every tree. For me, there was no middle ground between sinking and flying, and once I was into my early adult years, my roller coaster got wilder and faster: I seemed to rise and fall with the same reckless velocity.
The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.
As there begins to be less time ahead of you, you want to be exactly who you are, without making it easier for everyone else.
Regrets, I've had a few but then again too few to mention. And more, much more than this, I did it my way.
If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.
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