Jack London´s

"Credo"

I would rather be ashes than dust!

I would rather that my spark should

burn out in a brilliant blaze than

it should be stifled by dry-rot.

I would rather be a superb meteor,

every atom of me in magnificent

glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

The function of man is to live,

not to exist.

I shall not waste my days trying

to prolong them.

I shall use my time.