“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”– John W. Gardner Related Quotes “Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?”– Henry David Thoreau “A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.”– Benjamin Franklin “Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.”– Ayn Rand