The Nine Aspects of Life and The Poem of Life

Life.  Wow.  What a topic.  So much to be said, so much to learn. Here's some good poems on life, followed by a link for many great quotes:

The Nine Aspects of Life
The adventure of life is to learn.
The purpose of life is to grow.
The nature of life is to change.
The challenge of life is to overcome.
The essence of life is to care.
The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life is to dare.
The spice of life is to befriend.
The beauty of life is to give.

- William Arthur Ward

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The Poem of Life
At times we’ve thought what is the use
To brave the world and its abuse?
Trouble and sorrow seem everywhere
Surely ’tis more than we can bear.

But then a still, small voice would say,
There’s joy for you if you’ll but pay.
Should roses grow without a thorn?
To unearned ease are mortals born?

The sweetest flowers ofttimes are found
Amid the thorns in roughened ground.
And richest joys you’ll find are those
Which spring from work and not repose.

- Hamblen


For some great quotes on Life, see:
http://positivethinkersjournal.blogspot.com/2008/12/life.html