
1960s, How Long, Not Long (1965)
Speech on the steps of the State Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama (25 March 1965), as transcribed from a tape recording; reported in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989), which states that this speech was not reported in its entirety.
1960s
1960s, How Long, Not Long (1965)
“Let us greedily enjoy our friends, because we do not know how long this privilege will be ours.”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXIII
1960s, How Long, Not Long (1965)
“These are our few live seasons. Let us live them as purely as we can, in the present.”
Source: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Source: The Other America (1962), p. 170
Source: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence