Day 243: Begin To Live

I came across one of the coolest quotations that I've ever heard in my life the other day, and found it truly inspiring and truthful. And it goes a little something like this:

"Nolite solum esse sed incipite vivere."

And for those of you who aren't fully versed in Latin, that much-loved/loathed dead language:

"Be unwilling only to exist, begin to live."

Now how amazing is that!!! It's actually the slogan used by Caffe Artigiano in Vancouver, but if you look past that it really is quite beautiful. And so bang on! It's totally how I feel about life and the world. Too many people just trudge through life either completely miserable, or apathetic and accepting of 'their place in life' at best. Married to mediocrity, bed-buddies with complacency. Strangers to passion, foreigners to zeal, sanguinity, and vehemence. And that's not good enough! There is so much beauty in this world to discover, even in the little things of everyday life. All we have to do is choose to see it. It really is that simple.

Anyway, I found this quotation quite inspiring and uplifting. Now what I'd like to know is what quotation inspires you? Please send me a quotation or passage or line or phrase that you find inspirational or beautiful or particularly appealing. It doesn't have to be in Latin or Shakespearean or poetically perfect or anything like that. I just want to know what passages and prose have struck a chord with you. I like to collect these things and would love to hear something back from you. Please think of a quotation you can send to me (take your time if you need it), and be sure to post your name so I know the source. It would mean a lot to me! Thank you muchly! :-)