Famous Life Quotes
Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy of life.
There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents, each link of which hangs upon the former. The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace. Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.
He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.
Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other.
The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.
Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
One day you will ask me which is more important – my life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
My life is a simple thing that would interest no one. It is a known fact that I was born and that is all that is necessary.
I have spent most of my life worrying about things that have never happened.
A dog's presence is a reminder to be grateful for the simple joys that life brings.
Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
My life is my message.
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.
There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
Matter is, in its constituent elements, the same as spirit; existence is one, however manifold in its phenomena; life is one, however multiform in its evolution.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
Dogs teach us valuable life lessons, such as loyalty, forgiveness, and unconditional love.
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
Life is a constant process of dying.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
The playful spirit of animals reminds us to find joy, embrace spontaneity, and not take life too seriously.
Amidst the wintry cold, when the world outside slows down, we ignite the candles of the heart. Christmas is the time of illuminating lights that vanquish darkness and of love that wraps us in its cozy embrace. May this festive season be a radiant chapter in your life, filled with love, peace, and serene moments to cherish.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome-to be got over.
This is our purpose to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.
Life does not proceed by the association and addition of elements, but by dissociation and division.
Nature's colors are a testament to the infinite palette of life itself.
As the first snow falls gently outside, covering the world in a white blanket, the season of reflection begins. Christmas is the moment when we leave behind the hustle and bustle of everyday life, embrace the warmth of community, and feel the power of love. May this festive time be filled with heartfelt moments for you and your loved ones.
As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
My life closed twice before its close.
When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choice of a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious, from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life, we should be governed, I think, by the deep inner needs of our nature.
A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.
There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of genius. They give us, in the guise of fiction, something equivalent to the actual density of the real, that density which life offers us every day but which we are unable to grasp because we are amusing ourselves with lies.
Nature is the antidote to the chaos of modern life.
Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.
Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.
The happiest part of a man’s life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.
To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.
Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
A goal without a plan is just a wish. Set a plan, take consistent action, and watch your goals come to life.
A true friend won’t judge your life choices — but they will absolutely narrate them in dramatic fashion. With sound effects.
Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
You will obtain a vision of matter that is perhaps fatiguing for your imagination, but pure and stripped of what the requirements of life make you add to it in external perception.
Getting old means embracing the wrinkles and gray hair as badges of honor that tell the story of a life well-lived.
Embrace change as a chance to reinvent yourself and create a life that aligns with your true purpose.
Single life: all the sparkle, none of the drama.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.
I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies.
The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped and steeped as though in an atmosphere of the marvelous; but we do not notice it.
The only one you need in your life is that person who shows you he needs you in his.
The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite.
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
Sex and beauty are inseparable, like life and consciousness. And the intelligence which goes with sex and beauty, and arises out of sex and beauty, is intuition.
Trifles make the sum of life.
The meaning of life is that it stops.
In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage.
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us.
City life is millions of people being lonesome together.
Friendship is the sweet melody that accompanies us as we dance through life's joys and sorrows.
All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.
Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.
Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander on our way through life in the small coin of empty words, or in exact and priggish argument.
Love is not about possession; it's about partnership. It's about standing side by side, supporting and uplifting each other in the journey of life.
Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.
Advertising is the life of trade.
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.
No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
Pets teach us the value of playfulness and remind us to have fun in life.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.
Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.
Custom is the great guide to human life.
Every step of life shows much caution is required.
Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it.
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.
The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself fatality, death, night, or matter, it is the pedestal of life, of light, of liberty and the spirit. For it represents resistance -- that is to say, the fulcrum of all activity, the occasion for its development and its triumph.
Life is a series of moments, both big and small, that shape our experiences and define who we are. It's about cherishing the present, making memories, and creating a legacy that inspires others.
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party when the masks are dropped.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.
Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.
There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy and a tragedy.
The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
Cats have a way of turning an ordinary house into a warm and welcoming hom"Pets are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.
The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.
Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.
The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.
Writing is a dog’s life, but the only life worth living.
Dogs remind us to approach life with a wagging tail and a playful spirit.