"It's not put into his head to..." - Quote by Charles Dickens
It's not put into his head to be buried. It's put into his head to be made useful. You hold your life on the condition that to the last you shall struggle hard for it. Every man holds a discovery on the same terms.
More by Charles Dickens
“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.”
“Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely surrounded by cows - and china.”
“Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.”
More on Life
“... the random talk of people who have no chance of immortality and thus can speak their minds out has a setting, often, of lights, streets, houses, human beings, beautiful or grotesque, which will weave itself into the moment for ever.”
“Love your life, poor as it is.”
“It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less.”
More on Purpose
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life. All that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.”
“Align your personality with your purpose, and no one can touch you.”
“The only reason I'm acting in films I direct is to get the money to make them, quite frankly, it's not what I'm interested in doing.”