As the Poet used to say...

COMO DIZIA O POETA
by Vinicius de Moraes.
[listen to the song here]

Quem já passou
Por esta vida e não viveu
Pode ser mais, mas sabe menos do que eu
Porque a vida só se dá
Pra quem se deu
Pra quem amou, pra quem chorou
Pra quem sofreu, ai

If you've gone through life and didn't live it at its fullest, you might own a lot of things but you don't know as much as I do. Because life only reveals itself to those who surrender, to those who love, to those who cry and to those who suffer. [not a literal translation]